Lower Pier Avenue Streetscape Project - Construction Update

Recommendation:

It is recommended that City Council:

1. Allow use of incentive and contingency funding previously allocated to the Lower Pier Avenue Streetscape Project (CIP 94-160) to cover additional architectural, construction management and construction related costs on that project.

Background:

The City Council, at their regular meeting of May 29, 1997 approved an allocation of $60,000 in previously allocated incentive and contingency funding to the Lower Pier Avenue Streetscape Project to cover additional construction management and architectural expenses that had been accrued to that date. Council requested that the Department of Public Works return to Council for further requests as they became necessary.

Analysis:

The original allocation covered expenses billed between the expected original completion date of May 2, 1997 and the Change Order No. 19 revised completion of June 9, 1997.

Staff is requesting that the remaining $60,000 in previously allocated incentive funding now be allocated towards payment of additional architectural, inspection and construction management costs that have been billed since June 9:

Construction Budget

Original Construction Contract	$1,463,541.00
Stainless Street Light Fixtures and Poles	$220,000.00
Contingencies (10% of contract)	$146,354.00
Maximum Early Completion Incentive	$120,000.00
Total Budget	$1,949,895.00

Construction Management Budget

Original Construction Management Fee	$ 77,291.25
15 % contingency	$ 13,428.00
Contract Change per 5/27 action	$ 24,000.00
Total Budget	$ 114,719.25
Construction Management Inv. thru 5/29	$ 114,719.25
Construction Management Inv. after 5/29	$ 32,088.60

Balance(defect) ($ 32,088.60)

Architectural Budget

Original Construction Review Fee $ 7,600.00

Contract Change per 5/2797 action $ 36,000.00

Total Budget $ 43,600.00

Architectural Inv. thru 5/29 $ 27,713.50

Architectural Inv. after 5/29 $ 37,113.80

Balance(defect) ($ 21,227.30)

Fiscal Impact:

Of the $1,949,895 in funding originally appropriated for the project, $120,000 was allocated to cover early completion incentives. As the contractor has not met any of the early completion deadlines these previously allocated funds remain in the Lower Pier Avenue Streetscape Project(CIP 94-160). The Department of Public Works suggests that the $60,000 balance in these funds be used to cover additional costs for architectural review, inspection and construction management due to Unispec Construction's slow progress of work. To date there have been additional invoices of $21,227.30 for architectural and $32,088.60 for construction management services. The remaining balance of $6,684.10 will be used to cover similar future costs. Any remainder will be allocated back to the Lower Pier Avenue Streetscape Project for additional improvements.

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