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Department of Transportation recommending the Board:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Notice of Acceptance with Doug Veerkamp General Engineering, Inc. for the Oak Hill Road at Hunchup Creek (formerly Squaw Hollow Creek) Bridge Replacement Project, Capital Improvement Program 36105031, Contract 7446; and
2) Approve and authorize the Clerk of the Board to release the Payment and Performance Bonds to the Surety upon notification from the Department of Transportation, after the one-year guarantee period.
(District 3)
FUNDING: Highway Bridge Program (99.9%), Regional Surface Transportation Program Exchange. (0.1%) (Federal Funds)
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The contract for the Oak Hill Road at Squaw Hollow Creek Bridge Replacement Project (Project) was approved by the Board on July 25, 2023 (Legistar file 23-1259). Construction started on October 23, 2023, and construction was completed on October 4, 2024. Recordation of the Notice of Acceptance (NOA) will start legal time frames for guarantees, a lien period, and return of retention monies. Recordation of the NOA will also start the one-year time frame for releasing the Payment and Performance Bonds to the Surety.
Direct Construction Cost Summary:
Original Bid Price $ 3,950,028.76
Contract Item Cost $ 3,941,319.74
Contract Change Order Cost $ 74,951.33
Total Direct Construction Cost $ 4,008,197.86
Direct Construction Budget $ 4,937,535.01
Major Contract Change Orders (CCO) on the Project dealt with the following:
· Excavation of Unsuitable Material;
· Waterline Repair;
· Abutment Drainage;
· Temporary Sediment Control; and
· Replacing Driveway Gate
The final costs listed are estimates. Transportation will be closing out the Project with the Contractor and finalizing costs over the coming weeks. Any significant deviations from the estimates above that exceed Transportation’s allocated authority will be brought back to the Board for review and approval in a subseq...
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