2023-0325
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS)
ORDINANCE NO. __________
Title
An ordinance approving and authorizing the execution of Change Order No. 1 and Final for the Ama Drainage Improvements Rebid, Project No. P150801-2, to increase the contract amount by $80,971.85 and increase the contract time by 218 calendar days.
Body
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 17-9-1 adopted September 18, 2017, by the St. Charles Parish Council, approved and authorized the execution of a Professional Services Agreement with Civil and Environmental Consulting Engineers, for necessary professional engineering services associated with Parish Project No. P150801-2 Ama Drainage Improvements; and,
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 22-2-5 adopted February 7, 2022, by the St. Charles Parish Council, approved and authorized the execution of a Contract with Couvillion Group, LLC, for Parish Project No. P150801-2 Ama Drainage Improvements Rebid, with a bid in the amount of $2,752,705.00; and,
WHEREAS, On June 6, 2022, St. Charles Parish entered into a Professional Services Agreement with Alpha Testing and Inspection, Inc., for the vibration monitoring and concrete testing services for the Ama Drainage Improvements Rebid project, P150801-2; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the construction contract to delete work items not completed by Couvillion Group, LLC, at the request of St. Charles Parish, resulting in a decrease to the contract amount by $47,736.00; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the construction contract to add work items to account for unforeseen scope of work changes throughout construction, resulting in an increase to the contract amount by $128,707.85; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the contract to revise contract items to match final installed quantities and contract days to match substantial completion, resulting in an increase to the contract amount by $80,971.85 and an increase to the contract time by 218 calendar days; and,
WHEREAS, the increase of contract time by 218 calendar days is to account for Entergy delays, where Entergy installed a new electrical service to power the newly installed pumps at the drainage pump station.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That Change Order No. 1 and Final for the Ama Drainage Improvements Rebid, Project No. P150801-2, to increase the contract amount by $80,971.85 and increase the contract time by 218 calendar days is hereby approved and accepted.
SECTION II. That the Parish President is hereby authorized to execute said Change Order on behalf of St. Charles Parish.
SECTION III. That St. Charles Parish accepts all work and considers the project complete.
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the ordinance was declared adopted this ______ day of __________, 2023, to become effective five (5) days after this publication in the official journal.
CHAIRMAN:
SECRETARY:
DLVD/PARISH PRESIDENT:
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