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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO C22275 WITH ROCK SOLID TRAIL CONTRACTING FOR THE TRAVERSE TRAIL PHASE II CONSTRUCTION FOR THE ADDITION OF $132,737.50.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to amend C22275 with Rock Solid Trail Contracting for additional work in the Duluth traverse trail phase II construction, the resolution will approve an increase of 132,737.50 for all additional work totaling $132,737.50; detailed in Exhibit A, payable as follows:
$17,000.75 Disaster Recovery Fund 225; Finance 125; Parks, Recreation, & Other 1807; Contract Services 5310; Project: FLOOD-323 - Flood - June 2012, Mission Creek Trail
$115,736.75 Parks Fund 205; Community Resources 130; Parks Capital 1220; Improvements Other than Buildings 5530; Project: CM205-Travrs - Cap Mtce Fund 205, Traverse Trail
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes an amendment to C22275 with Rock Solid Trail Contracting for additional work related to the construction of the Duluth Traverse Trail Phase II. There was a previous addition to this contract: $29,711.11 was approved via the change order process on December 19, 2014. The additional work being added now totals $103,026.39; this increase initiated the need for council approval due to increasing the total contract amount by more than 25%. This resolution authorizes both additions, which will bring the total contract amount to $353,879.25.
The overruns in cost are due to conditions present in the field that were not known at the time of the bid. These include: 1) more than anticipated wet area crossings and groundwater seeps that resulted in additional boardwalk construction to span these areas; 2) landslide areas that had become more extensive after the bid was awarded resulting in additional erosion control units; 3) changes in the trail alignment for poor soils and steep slopes discovered in the field at the time of construction that resulted in a different type and more expensive construction method; 4) construction during wet weather resulting in delays and an alternative and more expensive construction technique; 5) installing more erosion control blanket and seed than was estimated in the contract.
Requisition No. 14-0217