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HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-0122 Clark Dietz Adeendment 3 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AMENDMENT #3 TO AN AGREEMENT WITH CLARK DIETZ, INC. FOR THE SLADE AVENUE FACILITY BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS, that Larry L. Rice, City Manager, and Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk, be and are hereby authorized and directed to execute Amendment #3 to an Agreement on behalf of the City of Elgin with Clark Dietz, Inc. for engineering services for the Slade Avenue facility, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference. s/ George VanDeVoorde George VanDeVoorde, Mayor Presented: January 22, 1992 Adopted: January 22, 1992 Omnibus Vote: Yeas 6 Nays 0 Recorded: Attest: s/ Dolonna Mecum Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk Engineering Services Contract Amendment #3 City of Elgin Slade Avenue Facilities The CONTRACT AMENDMENT #3, made as of the day of of 1992, by and between the City of Elgin, Illinois (hereinafter called the CLIENT) and Clark Dietz, Inc. , Champaign, Illinois (hereinafter called CDI) . WITNESSETH, THAT WHEREAS, the CLIENT and CDI have previously entered into an Engineering Service Agreement dated the 14th day of September, 1989 and Contract Amendment #1 dated the 31st day of October, 1990, and Contract Amendment #2 dated the 22nd day of May, 1991, for professional services on the design and construction of the Slade Avenue Facilities (hereinafter called the PROJECT) for a lump sum of Three Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand One Hundred Ninety-Four and No/100 Dollars ($365,194.00) . Whereas, the Engineering Services Contract includes Sections covering Additional Services of CDI and the Client's Responsibilities and whereas CDI has identified the following additional services and associated costs: Additional Project Scope 1. The Engineering Services Agreement was based on a construction period of nine months. This nine months was chosen as a basis for proposals, however due to the nature of the 100 year old site, i .e. buried pipe, extent of sludge lagoon, the existence and extent of which were not previously known, several delays have been encountered which could not have been anticipated. Since construction will extend beyond the nine month period, the Engineering Service Agreement is modified to provide additional inspection and construction administration services such as payment request, review of shop drawings, and answering general construction questions not to exceed $39,200.00. $39,200.00 2. Additional survey work for water main crossing of Judson College property. This work encompassed preparation of easements for both the 24" replenishment line which was thought to be able to fit in an existing easement and a 20" low service water main which constituted an improvement over the original proposal not previously considered by the City in the original bid request and as required by Judson College. 2,100.00 3. Upon review of a previous design memorandum, Black & Veach raised the height of a proposed elevated storage tower on Shales Parkway by 15' . This will better accommodate peak hour flows to the low service district. Revisions to the pump design were required as the result of new information resulting from the Black & Veach study of the City's water system. 2,531.00 4. Revisions to the building design were required by the City's Building Department. Provisions for backflow prevention and sprinkler system were not included in the initial design due to oversite of the Water Department. 2,160.00 5. The Engineering Services Agreement was based on the completion of construction not later than March 31, 1991. Escalation in the costs of labor and services for the extended construction period of $5,328 and is germane to original contract as signed, which provided for increased labor costs in the event construction went beyond March 31, 1991. 5,328.00 6. Project scope changed substantially during design based on requests by the City. Construction cost for the facility increased approximately 40% as a result of increased size and complexity of the project. This resulted in additional engineering, shop drawing and project administration amounting to $27,500. Said scope change request by the City was not reasonably foreseeable at the time contract was signed and constituted a change in the best interest of the City. Subsequent to the signing of the original contract, it became apparent that the original contemplated design was inadequate due to anticipated City growth. 27,500.00, Total Engineering Cost Increase $78,819.00 The circumstances making these changes necessary were not reasonably foreseeable at the time the contract was signed. Therefore, the City of Elgin and Clark Dietz, Inc. mutually agree to increase the total contract lump sum amount by $78,819.00 to Four Hundred Forty-Four Thousand Thirteen and No/100 Dollars ($444,013) . In witness whereof, the parties hereto have caused this AMENDMENT to be executed as of the day and year hereinabove set forth. OWNER ENGINEER CITY OF ELGIN — CLARK DIETZ, INC. / 41110 _ _ By: ' _ . By• ,I G��_ ���9� - n p /7((Attest: � + ''� Attest: � c . �0` S:122091M1 • in ;� °== , Agenda (tern No. _rk w TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council FROM: City Manager DATE: November 14, 1991 SUBJECT: CHANGE ORDER #3 WITH CLARK DIETZ, INC. , FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE SLADE AVENUE FACILITY PURPOSE: This memorandum will provide the Mayor and Council with information to consider authorizing further payments to Clark Dietz, Inc. , (CDI) for additional engineering services at the Slade Avenue facility. BACKGROUND: fek The attached letter from CDI dated October 14, 1991, delineates areas where additional engineering services have been provided or will be required for resident engineering inspection and related office services due to the nature of this project. In 1989 at the inception of this project, a period of nine months was chosen by the department as sufficient for all engineering firms offering a proposal on this project on which to base their resident engineering inspection time. As explained, the nature of this project and the problems encountered with this 100-year-old plus site have extended this time. The issue as to whether the general contractor has been performing expeditiously will be addressed at the conclusion of this project with the possibility of a claim that would recapture some of these additional engineering services . Three of the items listed in the CDI letter--the additional survey at Judson College, pump changes, and permit review changes--were done at the direction of the Water Department. ew Page 2 Negotiations between the City and CDI have limited billing of resident inspection and office services man hours to actual hours worked rather than a guaranteed amount and reduced the inflation factor used to arrive at a cost due to the extended contract period to four percent annually rather than the five percent shown. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The total not to exceed compensation requested by CDI at this time should read $78,819 . These funds will be provided from water capital projects in the current favorable construction climate. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Council authorize the Water Department to proceed with the preparation of a change order for these a ditio ;1n eering services by CDI . Cit alter LLR:LED: jk 01141114 .391 cc: Melford A. Dahl, City Engineer Attachments I cCLARK DIETZ, INC. emk October 14, 1991 Mr. Larry Deibert City of Elgin 150 Dexter Court Elgin, IL 60120-5555 Re: Elgin Slade Avenue Dear Larry: This letter is to confirm our conversation on October 9 and formally request a contract amendment for the referenced project. Following is a summary of the additional professional fee we believe Clark Dietz is due on this project. More detail is attached for each item in the summary. Description Amount Extended Construction Duration $ 39,200.00 Additional Survey At Judson 2,100.00 Pump Changes 2,531 .00 Permit Review Changes 2, 160.00 Extended Contract Period -6,659 7-@O- v 3 0C.L`c Additional Shop Drawing and Administration 27,500.00 Total $_-8 +5&-eO 7 , 8/`," L With this contract amendment, our contract amount will be 11.5% of the current construction contract amount. This percentage is still below the 12% to 15% normally expected for engineering design and construction services for a project of this scope. When the anticipated construction cost of the gravity replenishment line and reservoir are included, our contract amount will be far below the normal percent of construction cost. We must also note that our costs for the remainder of this project are substantially dependent upon the contractor's progress. If the contractor completes his work in February as the current schedule indicates, it should not be necessary to request another contract amendment for construction inspection. If construction continues beyond mid-February, we will need to be reimbursed for additional construction phase services. We also must still address the engineering cost of rebidding and inspection of the construction of the gravity replenishment line, since that work will be performed after the Slade Avenue construction is complete. Clark Dietz, Inc. 1817 S. Neil, Suite 100 P.O. Box 676 Champaign, IL 61824-0676 217/373-8900 ENGINEERS ARCHITECTS Mr. Larry Deibert October 14, 1991 Page 2 of 2 As we discussed last week, we still must complete the design of a water storage tank as part of this contract. It is our understanding the tank will probably be a reinforced concrete structure in lieu of the prestressed tank included in our contract. If this understanding is true, the City will need to exercise the contract option for a reinforced concrete tank, which will increase the engineering fee by $12,000. At the time the decision is made to begin design of the tank, we will need to discuss the additional costs associated with inflation and the added inspection costs resulting from the delay in construction. Please call if we can provide further information or assistance in resolving this contract amendment to allow us to continue work on this project. Sincerely, / C) -- Charles E. Park cc: Mr. John Callan/CDI 47) Mr. Richard Christensen/CDI Mr. A. E. Albrecht/CDI Mr. C. J. Johnson/CDI Mr. Larry Deibert October 11, 1991 e.► Attachments Page 1 of 4 ADDITIONAL COSTS DUE TO CONSTRUCTION DURATION The Engineering Services Agreement for this project was based on a construction period requiring a resident inspector on site for 9 months. Through September 30, 1991, we have expended 1,289.5 hours of resident inspection. Based on 2,080 hours per year, the budget for resident inspection is 1,560 hours. There are 270.5 hours remaining, which represents 1-1/2 months time. Therefore, the contracted construction phase services will be depleted about November 15, 1991 . In addition to the resident inspection services, there are additional project costs for construction administration work performed by office personnel . We must continue to attend project meetings, process pay requests, answer questions from the contractor and City personnel , process submittals, etc. The engineering contract for this project was to be based on a 9 month construction period. Therefore, we believe the additional services required of office personnel should be covered by the contract amendment. Currently, the WilFred's contract requires Substantial Completion by December 12, 1991 and Final Completion by August 11, 1992. However, WilFred's latest schedule shows Substantial Completion during the first week of February 1992. Based on the three months in WilFred's schedule, we estimate the cost of the extended construction phase services to be as follows: Resident Inspection Manhours: Hours/Month 174 Times 3 Months 3 Total Hours 522 Times Factored Salary/Hour $ 41 .25 Total Factored Labor $ 21,532.50 Office Services Manhours: Hours/Month 100 Times 3 Months 3 Total Hours 300 Times Factored Salary/Hour $ 52.25 Total Factored Labor $ 15,675.00 Total Labor $ 37,207.50 Estimated Expenses $ 2,000.00 Total Labor and Expenses $ 39,207.50 r Mr. Larry Deibert October 11, 1991 Attachments Page 2 of 4 Please note that the monthly amount estimated above is less that our monthly costs have been over the past months. This decrease is based on the fact that we are near the end of shop drawing review for this project. It is also important to note that, if the construction continues beyond early February, we will need to be compensated for the additional construction services beyond that date. As we discussed last week, the City may be able to recover part of these additional costs from the construction contractor. The construction agreement specifies liquidated damages of $250 per calendar day. In addition, the contract specifies that the contractor will be liable for all engineering costs beyond substantial or final completion. I am certain you understand, however, that the construction contractor possibly has legitimate grounds for some time extension as the result of changes requested by the City. Time extensions are always very difficult to negotiate because of the many factors affecting construction completion, including factors we could question about the contractor's organization and operation. In the end, however, the amount of delay is a battle between our opinion and the contractor's opinion. This is why liquidated damages are seldom actually collected. ADDITIONAL SURVEY AT JUDSON PROPERTY In June 1991 we submitted an estimate of $ 2,100 for field work and surveyor costs related to crossing of the Judson property. On June 20, 1991, Larry Deibert approved those costs as an addition to the Slade contract. A copy of the letter and conversation record are attached. PUMP CHANGES On April 25, 1991, I submitted a request to Dennis King for an additional $2,531 as a result of the change in pump head recommended by Black and Veach. Dennis, Larry Deibert and I subsequently discussed this item but did not come to a conclusion. This request is based on the following: CDI based the design of the pumps at Slade Avenue on the best information available at the time of the design. The pumps matched the existing Slade Avenue pumps, which are currently operating in a satisfactory manner. The study of the Elgin water system by Donahue and Associates did not address changes in the Slade Avenue pumps and did not provide data that would lead us to change the pump characteristics. After completion of our design and during review of the shop drawings for the new pumps, we received an indication from the City that a report being prepared by Black & Veach would recommend a change in the characteristics for the Slade Avenue pumps. Mr. Larry Deibert October 11, 1991 Attachments Page 3 of 4 We expended substantial effort evaluating data available to us and working with Black & Veach and City personnel to change the specifications for the pumps and assure minimal disruption to the Slade Avenue construction as the result of the change. We were able to complete the changes without a change in the construction cost or time. We should be reimbursed for the additional costs incurred. PERMIT REVIEW CHANGES On April 25, 1991, I submitted a request to Dennis King for an additional $2,160 as a result of the permit review of the City, which occurred after construction began. This request is based on the following: During the design of this facility, we submitted design documents to the City for review. During that time, the documents should have been reviewed by the Building Department. The agreement between the City of Elgin and CDI specifically states that the City was responsible for coordinating all local or intercity permit reviews. After award of the construction contract, it was discovered that the necessary reviews had not been completed. As a result, it was necessary for CDI to respond to reviews and make changes to the documents to comply with the desires of the Building Department. Our contract specifically states that we are due additional compensation for out of sequence work. EXTENDED CONTRACT PERIOD Our contract specifies that we are due additional compensation if the completion of construction is extended beyond March 31, 1991. The current date for final completion is August 11, 1992, which is 16.5 months beyond the contractual date. As a result, we should be due inflation in salaries and other costs for the period beyond March 31, 1991. In addition, we will have increased inspection and administration costs between Substantial Completion and Final Completion. And estimate for this item follows: Contract Amount Remaining after March: $ 96,870 ■ Times 6:28-7-54 (53/.,annual , 16.5 months) 6-87- a C '-fi k?'"- I n f l a t fo n due /70 $ 6;6-5-9— r Mr. Larry Deibert October 11, 1991 Attachments Page 4 of 4 ADDITIONAL SHOP DRAWING AND ADMINISTRATION During the design phase, the scope of the project increased substantially. Construction cost increased by approximately 40% as the result of the increased scope and complexity of the project. We received a contract amendment for the additional design costs. The subject of added construction phase costs was deferred to a later date. The result of added construction scope is a proportional increase in the cost of shop drawing review and project administration. We have exceeded the expected amount of labor for shop drawing review and administration by $27,500. We attribute the excess shop drawing and administrative expense to the increased scope and complexity of the design. 41) CDI CLARK DIETZ, INC. r June 20, 1991 Mr. Larry Deibert Director of Water Operations City of Elgin 150 Dexter Court Elgin, Illinois 60120-5555 Dear Larry: As per your phone request last week, Clark Dietz is submitting costs for your approval for preparing legal easement plats. The two (2) easements would encompass separate projects. The first project is the Gravity Replenishment Line from the Riverside Treatment Plant to the Slade Avenue Plant. The easement area concerns the portion of the project that encroaches on Judson College property. The second project is a future 20-inch diameter water main. The proposed route begins at an existing 30-inch main on Judson College property and proceeds across college property to Jerusha Avenue. The easement area concerns the portion of the project that encroaches on Judson College property. Clark Dietz proposes to enlist the services of a Registered Land Surveyor to prepare the documents. Clark Dietz personnel will gather the field data. The cost for the field work will be a not to exceed figure of $600.00 and the cost for the land surveyor is a not to exceed figure of $1,500.00. It is our intent, with your concurrence, to perform the field work the week of July 1, 1991. I will be on site at the Slade Avenue Facility and will enlist the services of one of our field crew members located in Aurora. This arrangement will minimize the cost of gathering the field information. If this proposal is satisfactory, please respond as soon as possible so we may finalize the arrangements. We also need to discuss whether this work is to be performed as a contract amendment to the Slade Avenue project or as a separate project. • If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact either Charlie Park or myself. We are looking forward to performing. these additional services for the City of Elgin. Very truly yours, Martin R. Vogel Clark Dietz, Inc. T:0620-pl Clark Dietz, Inc. 1817 S. Neil, Suite 100 PO. Box 676 Champaign, IL 61624-0676 2171373-8900 ENGINEERS ARCHITECTS Taken By: M Telephone Date: N R\ ❑❑Conference ❑ Incoming ❑Outgoing 2-o at t 7 Contact Name: Organization: Phone: Z LrWY7 !J e 1-L. r N Project Name: ,\1,-1-.) P.ep(,n sImere + No. 6z14 412 L j Summary of Issues / Decisions: � _. -4a1 1 �- r o` w l r Gin Ge r ti �r� G 0 ( r� pc6-7- �n `e�' -S-Q p„^-n,�t.- p /s cc P I men n 7 rz9sy ()c.), °1<'l 6:///e_ A. (4 ^ 6 ire � Ao. 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