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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 7 - Well No 4 Connecting WM - Pay Request No 4F AGENDA ITEM MAYOR & COUNCIL COMMUNICATION -- page 1 -- DATE: December 2, 2014 CONSENT ITEM # 7 AGENDA ITEM: Well No. 4 Connecting Watermain Improvements – Accept Improvements and Pay Request No. 4 (Final) SUBMITTED BY: Chad Isakson, Project Engineer THROUGH: Dean A. Zuleger, City Administrator REVIEWED BY: Jack Griffin, City Engineer Cathy Bendel, Finance Director SUGGESTED ORDER OF BUSINESS if removed from the Consent Agenda): - Questions from Council to Staff ............................................. Mayor Facilitates - Public Input, if Appropriate………………………………….Mayor Facilitates - Call for Motion ............................................................... Mayor & City Council - Discussion ....................................................................... Mayor & City Council - Action on Motion .................................................................... Mayor Facilitates POLICY RECOMMENDER: Engineering FISCAL IMPACT: None. Final payment is proposed in accordance with the Contract for the project. Payment remains within authorized contract amount and approved change orders for the project. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTED: The City Council is respectfully requested to consider accepting the improvements and approving Pay Request No. 4 (Final) for the Well No. 4 Connecting Watermain Improvements. The work has been reviewed by the Engineer and is fully completed in accordance with the Contract, Plans and Specifications and Change Orders. If removed from the consent agenda, the recommended motion for the action is as follows: “Move to accept the improvements for the Well No. 4 Connecting Watermain Improvements and approve Pay Request No. 4 (Final) to Northdale Construction Company in the amount of $24,003.24”. City Council Meeting [Consent Agenda Item 7] December 2, 2014 -- page 2 -- LEGISLATIVE HISTORY/BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Northdale Construction Company has completed the Well No. 4 Connecting Watermain Improvements in accordance with the construction contract awarded by the council on March 4, 2014. The Project Engineer has prepared a Certification of Completion indicating that all work is completed including all punchlist items and is recommending the acceptance of the improvements and release of the final retainage. Project acceptance will initiate the one-year warranty period for the improvements. The one-year warranty will begin on December 3, 2014 and will extend through December 2, 2015. The final total construction costs for the project is $448,422.01 which is 1.3% over the original contract amount of $442,484.13. Added project costs are primarily related to added service piping and fittings required to complete the improvements. The project is being partially funded through the MN-DEED water system grant and through the levy of special assessments to the benefitting properties. A breakdown of the project costs compared with the previously approved budget is shown below. Post Construction Costs Authorized Project Budget Costs Total Project Costs: $543,194 $575,000 Funding Source: DEED Water Agreement Funds: $228,560 $260,000 Water Enterprise Funds: $285,634 $286,000 Water Assessment Revenue: (10 Units at $2,900 each) $29,000 $29,000 Final payment will be made to the Contractor, including the release of all retained funds, upon receipt of all lien waivers, consent of surety, and IC-134s from the Contractor. RECOMMENDATION: Staff is recommending that the City Council consider, as part of the Consent Agenda, accepting the improvements for the Well No. 4 Connecting Watermain Improvements and approving Pay Request No. 4 (Final) in the amount of $24,003.24. If removed from the consent agenda, the recommended motion for the action is as follows: “Move to accept the improvements for the Well No. 4 Connecting Watermain Improvements and approve Pay Request No. 4 (Final) to Northdale Construction Company in the amount of $24,003.24”. ATTACHMENT(S): 1. Certificate of Completion 2. Partial Pay Estimate No. 4 (Final)