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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1981/10/20 Item 10COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT Iten 10 Meeting Date 10-20-81 [?EM TITLE: Resolution ~Dr/ ~/ Accepting landscaping work at Memorial Park alnd~g/ranting extension of time SUBMITTED BY: City Engineer ~Vr`~ (4/5ths Vote: Yes No x ) ['he City Council by Resolution 10402 on February 24, 1981, awarded a contract to Olsen-Thompson and Associates to landscape ~ portion of Memorial Park. he City's landscape architect made a final inspection on eptember 30, 1981 and accepted the work for start of the 120 day aintenance period. he contract allowed the contractor 130 working days (26 weeks) o complete the installation of the landscaping and irrigation ystem. The 120 day maintenance period (17 weeks) was not figured into the contract time. The contractor's time on the ontract expired October 13, 1981. he contract time should be extended to include the landscaping aintenance period under the contract. It is my TION: That Council: Accept the landscaping and irrigation system. Extend the contract time to January 29, 1982. Authorize final payment to the contractor including the 10$ retention less the $2,560 bid for maintenance. P~.ithorize payment of $2,560 upon completion of the maintenance period. OARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Not applicable. DISCUSSION: he City Council awarded four contracts to improve a portion of emorial Park. This work included the remodeling of the existing Taco Building" into a Senior's Information and Referral Center. 'ork around the building and throughout the park included grading nd surface improvements, landscaping and irrigation and outdoor fighting. his project required considerable coordination among the four ontractors and City forces. Because of the uniqueness of the roject, one contactor would have to start or complete certain ork before the others could proceed and vice versa. uo pa~~~wgnS Pa4op~~d ~1N3W0000 1b1N3WNObIAN3 ua4~0 ~s~~ uo~~eo~~~~oN ~pLd aoueu~pa0 X uo~~nLosaa ~uawaaafiy ciraruv~ Page 2, Item ~0 Meeting Date 10-20-81 0 sen-Thompson and Associates landscaping contractor, could not c m plete their work until the exterior of the building and t ellis structures were com pleted by Helton's Construction C m pany. Helton cam pleted his work on September 25, 1981. 0 sen-Thompson com pleted the landscaping on September 30, 1981. T e 120 day maintenance period for the landscaping began October 1 1981. Olsen-Thom pson's contract time exprired October 13, 1 81. 0 sen-Thompson had 130 working days to com plete the installation o the landscaping and irrigation. If Olsen-Thompson's time had s acted upon completion of Helton's work there would have been s fficient time within the contract to include the 120 calendar d y maintenance period. However, this was not the case. Olsen- T ompson's time began on April 7, 1981 which was about the same t me as the other contractors. S nce the schedule of Olsen-Thompson's work was dependent upon t e progress of other contractors over which Olsen-Thompson had n control, it is not reasonable to expect Olsen-Thompson to c m plete the maintenance period withn the original 130 working d y contract time. It is for these reasons that I am recommending that the 1 ndscaping and irrigation work be accepted and that the contract b ex tended to January 29, 1982 to cover the maintenance period. T e $2,560 payment for maintenance will be made upon satisfactory c mpletion of the maintenance period. It is also appropriate to p y the contractor his 10$ retention 35 days after acceptance of the work by the City Council in accordance with the contract rovisions. IAL STATEMENT: Authorized ex penditure for four contracts for improvements to Memorial Park Olsen-Thompson & Associates original contract amount Change order 1 and 2, prevailing wages and irrigation system Revised contract amount Final construction cost $234,500.00 36,473.00 1,286.00 $ 37,759.00 37,759.00 Withold payment of $2,560.00 until end of maintenance period ISCAL IMPACT: arks and Recreation will assume maintenance of the landscaping nd irrigation system after January 29, 1982. .._ ._ .. I _ -._ _ ._ __._ io -~ ~~