Title
LYNX Blue Line Extension Civil B/C Contract Amendment
Action
Action:
Approve contract amendment #4 in the amount of $5,000,000 with The Lane Construction Corporation for the Civil B/C Construction contract as part of the Blue Line Extension project.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
John Lewis, CATS
Jeb Blackwell, Engineering & Property Management
Jill Brim, CATS
Explanation
§ On April 14, 2014, the City Council awarded the Blue Line Extension (BLE) Civil construction contract for segment B/C, from Old Concord Road to the end of line at UNC Charlotte, to The Lane Construction Corporation in the amount of $119,051,742.33.
§ Contract amendment #4 will add an allowance to complete additional miscellaneous civil construction work needed to complete the BLE project; for example, repair work, drainage, and fencing. The work will be assigned on a work order basis and paid based on existing unit prices as applicable.
- On January 26, 2015, City Council approved contract amendment #1 in the amount of $21,700,000 to settle delay claims related to utility relocations and to accelerate the work to recover the contract schedule.
§ Contract amendments #2 and #3 did not require City Council approval because they did not modify the contract amount.
- On January 27, 2016, contract amendment #2, modified Intermediate Completion Time dates and incentives, and did not modify the contract value.
- On April 25, 2016, contract amendment #3, established the terms and conditions to allow the contractor to close of North Tryon Street during April 2016, and did not change the contract value.
§ On January 25, 2016, City Council approved a change order to transfer $4.5 million from the overall BLE project contingency to the Civil B/C contract to further accelerate the project schedule and to complete additional work.
§ The costs associated with this amendment are within the current project budget from existing project contingency.
§ The new total value of the contract with The Lane Construction Corporation is $150,251,742.33.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Any additional contract scope authorized by this contract amendment will be held to the original contract DBE goal of 20%.
Fiscal Note
Funding: CATS Community Investment Plan