Title
LYNX Blue Line Extension J.W. Clay Boulevard Parking Garage Pedestrian Bridge Extension
Action
Action:
Approve a change order in an amount up to $4,000,000 to China Construction America of South Carolina, Inc. for the LYNX Blue Line Extension J.W. Clay Boulevard Parking Garage project.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
John Lewis, CATS
Danny Rogers, CATS
Explanation
§ On August 25, 2014, the City Council awarded a contract in the amount of $24,758,871.50 to China Construction America of South Carolina, Inc. for the LYNX Blue Line Extension J.W. Clay Boulevard Parking Garage project.
§ On November 23, 2015, the City Council authorized the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Pedestrian Bridge Agreement with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Carolinas Healthcare System. The Pedestrian Bridge Agreement allows those parties to provide a financial contribution in the amount of $600,000 each to assist in the extension of the parking garage’s planned pedestrian bridge in exchange for branding opportunities on the structure.
§ The parking garage is five levels with 800 parking spaces and will include:
- Two bus bays along a private street adjacent to the parking garage;
- A pedestrian bridge connecting the garage to the station platform; and
- Elevators at both ends of the pedestrian bridge.
§ The change order in the amount up to $4,000,000 will allow for the pedestrian bridge to be extended from the station platform to the east side of North Tryon Street. The Foundation for the University of North Carolina has agreed to grant a transit facilities easement to allow for the tower needed to accommodate the new terminus of the extended pedestrian bridge.
§ The execution of the easement agreement is currently underway. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte intends to connect to the proposed pedestrian bridge in the future.
§ The contribution of Carolinas Healthcare System is contingent upon them placing their logo on the bridge’s terminus tower. The logo will require City Council approval of a rezoning request to allow the logo size required in the agreement with Carolina Healthcare System. City Council will be asked to approve the rezoning request at a City Council Meeting later this spring.
§ The proposed change order amount represents the entire cost of construction and will be paid for with existing project contingency and the total $1.2 million financial contribution from the above funding partners.
§ The new total value of the contract is $28,427,912.50.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
The additional $4,000,000 in contract scope authorized by this change order will be held to the original contract DBE goal of 12.5%
Fiscal Note
Funding: CATS Community Investment Plan