2021-0191
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF WATERWORKS)
ORDINANCE NO.
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An ordinance approving and authorizing the execution of Change Order No. 1 (final) for the East Bank Transmission Line Repair/Replacement Project No. WWKS 101 to increase the contract amount by $130,590.28, and to increase the contract time by one hundred sixty (160) days.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 20-6-5 adopted June 1, 2020 by the St. Charles Parish Council, approved and authorized the execution of a contract with Wallace C. Drennan, Inc. for the East Bank Transmission Line Repair/Replacement Project No. WWKS 101 in the amount of $433,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, Change Order No.1 (final) is a result of changes within the contract to eliminate the mechanical cleaning item (as it was used) and adds the extra costs for the project due to CN Railroad (Illinois Central Railroad Co.) safety requirements (including extra insurance, flagging expenses, and work downtime due to passing trains; and,
WHEREAS, the increase in contract amount by $130,590.28 is a result of an increase of $100,078.75 for CN Railroad ROE and Flagger costs, an increase of $32,511.53 for railroad downtime for labor and equipment, and a decrease of $2,000.00 for eliminating mechanical cleaning/descaling; and,
WHEREAS, the increase in contract time by one hundred sixty (160) calendar days is a result of Wallace C. Drennan, Inc.'s work downtime due to passing trains.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That Change Order No. 1 (final) for the East Bank Transmission Line Repair/Replacement Project No. WWKS 101 to increase the contract amount by $130,590.28, and to increase the contract time by one hundred sixty (160) 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.
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as ...
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