Great Lakes Water Authority Logo
File #: 2024-178    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 4/30/2024 In control: Board of Directors
On agenda: 5/22/2024 Final action: 5/22/2024
Title: Proposed Change Order No. 6 Contract No. 1903598 Construction Manager at Risk for the Assessment and Rehabilitation of WRRF Yard Piping and Underground Utilities CIP #216006/BCE Score: 79.0
Sponsors: Navid Mehram
Indexes: Wastewater Operations

Title

Proposed Change Order No. 6

Contract No. 1903598

Construction Manager at Risk for the Assessment and

Rehabilitation of WRRF Yard Piping and Underground Utilities                     

CIP #216006/BCE Score: 79.0

 

Body

Agenda of:                     May 22, 2024

Item No.:                     2024-178

Amount:                     Original Contract                                                                                    $4,863,051.00

                                          Change Order No. 1                                                                    685,450.00

                                          Change Order No. 2                                                                    596,779.00

                                          Change Order No. 3                                                                     0.00

                                          Change Order No. 4                                                                 5,000,000.00

                                          Change Order No. 5                                                                 9,483,057.00

                                          Proposed Change Order No. 6                                            4,486,693.00

                                          New Contract Total                                                                        $25,115,030.00                     

 

TO:                     The Honorable

                     Board of Directors

                     Great Lakes Water Authority

 

FROM:                     Suzanne R. Coffey, P.E.

                     Chief Executive Officer

                     Great Lakes Water Authority

 

DATE:                     April 30, 2024

 

RE:                                          Proposed Change Order No. 6

                     Contract No. 1903598

                     Construction Manager at Risk for the Assessment and

                     Rehabilitation of WRRF Yard Piping and Underground Utilities

                     Vendor:  The Christman Company

 

                     

MOTION

Upon recommendation of Navid Mehram, Chief Operating Officer - Wastewater Operating Services, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), authorizes the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to enter into Contract No. 1903598, Proposed Change Order No. 6, “Construction Manager at Risk for the Assessment and Rehabilitation of the Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) Yard Piping and Underground Utilities” with The Christman Company, at an increased cost of $4,486,693.00 for a total cost not to exceed $25,115,030.00 with no increase in time for a total duration of  1,812 days; and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote. 

BACKGROUND

GLWA awarded Contract No. 1903598 (Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) for the Assessment and Rehabilitation of the WRRF Yard Piping and Underground Utilities) to The Christman Company (TCC) (Construction Manager). This Contract is divided into several phases, including study, preliminary design, final design, and construction phase.

Five change orders have been issued under this Contract for investigation of underground utilities, assessment services, and construction services as follows:

 • Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $685,450.00 for additional investigation of the underground utilities for the study phase.

 • Change Order No. 2 in the amount of $596,779.00 for the preliminary and design phases for a total revised Contract amount of $6,145,280.00.

 • Change Order No. 3 extended the Contract time to align the completion of the final design between the CMAR and design Contracts, extending the completion date for bidding and negotiation of the final design packages and procure Board approval for funds for construction before the completion date.

 • Change Order No. 4 extended the Contract time to align with the completion of the final design between the CMAR and the design Contract, also allowing for bidding and negotiation of the final design packages and procure Board approval for funds for all the construction. Change Order No. 4 also approved 5 million dollars in construction funds to begin advance work on demolition and abatement precursor work in the tunnels under the admin buildings and award the electrical Contract to begin work on large lead time items like design, submittal, and ordering of the transformer.

 • Change Order No. 5 added construction funds to begin construction for ten (10) of the nineteen (19) improvements (SFE-12, SFE-13, SS-03, NG-02, ST-04, RS-01, PE-02, SW-28, SW-29, SW-31), and one (1) program SFE Gate Valve program and added additional time.

 

Acronyms:

                     SFE - Screened Final Effluent

                     NG - Natural Gas

                     SS - Sanitary Sewer

                     RS - Return Activated Sludge

                     PE - Primary Electric

                     SW - Secondary Water

                     ST - Steam

 

JUSTIFICATION

This Contract has 19* separate improvements and one program. Change Order No. 6 adds funds for five (5) additional improvements (now 15 total improvements in construction through Change Order No. 6) (Common Trench (ST-02, CA-03, PW-16, SW-26), PW-17 (exterior lining, interior 8” parallel water main)) with Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) from TCC.  The remaining four (4) of the nineteen (19) improvements will have an established GMP by TCC and come before the Board in a future change order.

Construction of these five (5) improvements under this Change Order is necessary to mitigate risk to the plant underground infrastructure and ensure regulatory compliance as these improvements maintain the WRRF critical underground infrastructure.

Acronyms:

                     ST - Steam

                     CA - Compressed Air

                     PW - Potable Water

                     SW - Secondary Water

*This is a correction to scribal error in prior board letters which stated there were twenty-one (21) improvements.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT STATUS

Original Contract Time                                           792 days (01/15/2021 - 03/17/2023)

Change Order No. 1                                              0 days

Change Order No. 2                                              0 days

Change Order No. 3                                           197 days (03/18/2023 - 09/30/2023)

Change Order No. 4                                          243 days (10/01/2023 - 05/30/2024)

Change Order No. 5                                          580 days (05/31/2024 - 12/31/2025)

Proposed Change Order No. 6                         0 days

New Contract Time                                                  1,812 days (01/15/2021 - 12/31/2025)                                                                

 

PROJECT ESTIMATE

Original Contract Price                                           $4,863,051.00

Change Order No. 1                                                685,450.00

Change Order No. 2                                               596,779.00

Change Order No. 3                                                0.00

Change Order No. 4                                            5,000,000.00

Change Order No. 5                                            9,483,057.00

Proposed Change Order No. 6       4,486,693.00

New Contract Total                                                    $25,115,030.00

 

FINANCIAL PLAN IMPACT

Summary: Sufficient funds are provided in the financial plan for this project.             

Funding Source: Sewer Construction Fund

Cost Center: Wastewater

Expense Type: Construction (5421-892211.000-616900-216006)

Estimated Cost by Year and Related Estimating Variance:  See table below.

Original Contract Price                                                            $4,863,051.00

Change Order No. 1                                                                                                                        685,450.00

Change Order No. 2                                                                                596,779.00

Change Order No. 3                                                                                          0.00

Change Order No. 4                                                                  5,000,000.00

Change Order No. 5                                                                                             9,483,057.00

Proposed Change Order No. 6                                                                            4,486,693.00

New Contract Total:                                                                                                        $25,115,030.00

Amended Financial Plan Estimate                                           27,665,000.00

Balance reserved for construction                                           $2,549,970.00

 

COMMITTEE REVIEW

This item was presented to the Operations and Resources Committee at its meeting on May 8, 2024. The Operations and Resources Committee unanimously recommended that the GLWA Board adopt the resolution as presented.

SHARED SERVICES IMPACT

This item does not impact the shared services agreement between GLWA and DWSD.