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T0: Board of Supervisors County,
FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator
DATE: April 23, 1991
SUBJECT: West County Justice Center, Project B
Claim Settlement
Specific Request(s) or Recommendation(s) & Background & Justification
RECOMMENDATION ACTION
AUTHORIZE the Director, Justice System Programs to execute a claim settlement
change order and APPROVE an increase of $801,466 in the supplemental work
allowance for a new total of $2,248,246 for the Project B construction contract
West County Justice Center.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no financial impact beyond that already forecast and budgeted as
part of the projects' cost summary.
REASONS FOR RECOMNUIDATION/BACKGROUND
The Director, Justice System Programs has been given the authority to sign
individual change orders up to a limit of $25,000 each. Change Orders
exceeding $25,000 require Board authorization.
During construction, the Contractor notified the County of its intent to file
claims dealing with 16 issues involving denied request for additional
compensation for change work performed, a subcontractor claim, multiplicity
of clarifications, required rework, and a unilateral credit. Combined, the
contractor's estimate for these issues totalled $991,680. A series of negotiating
meetings were held in February resulting in a mutually agreed upon proposed
settlement of $295,000. In addition, the contractor was granted a contract time
extension to January 23, 1991, the established date of the substantial
construction completion. The Construction Manager believes this settlement to be
a fair and reasonable settlement. In addition to the settlement terms listed
above, the contractor has also agreed to indemnify and hold the County harmless
for any future claims that might be made by any project subcontractors or
suppliers.. The settlement has been reviewed with, and cleared by, County Counsel.
Expanding the limit of the Supplemental Work Authorization will allow the
Director, Justice System Programs to execute necessary change orders during
the remaining period of construction, so long as these cge rders fall
within his authorized limits.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES Signature:
Recommendation of County Administrator
Recommendation of Board Committee .
,Approve Other
Signature(s)
Action of Board on: 4-23-91 Approved as Recommended X Other
Vote of Supervisors: I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
X Unanimous (Absent I ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
Ayes: Noes:_ BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON DATE SHOWN
Absent Abstain
cc: CAO, Justice System Programs Attested: April 23, 1991
County Counsel Phil Batchelor, Clerk of
GSD Accounting the Board of Supervisors
Auditor-Controller(Accounts Payable) and County Admin' trator
By:
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