Title
LYNX Blue Line Extension - Track and Systems Contract Amendment
Action
Action:
Approve contract amendment #3 in the amount of $4,500,000 to the LYNX Blue Line Extension Track and Systems contract with Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc. for settlement of all Contractor delay related claims and to amend the contract schedule.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
John Lewis, CATS
Jeb Blackwell, Engineering & Property Management
Danny Rogers, CATS
Explanation
* The Blue Line Extension project has been on an aggressive schedule to implement service as quickly as possible.
* In 2014, the Blue Line Extension project experienced significant delays in utility relocation work, which delayed the follow-on civil construction work. Acceleration amendments with the Civil A and Civil B/C contractors were executed in 2015 to partially recover the schedule and to maintain the revenue service opening date for summer 2017.
* Staff has now completed negotiations with the Track and Systems contractor related to those same schedule delays and mitigation efforts.
* Contract amendment #3 in the amount of $4,500,000 will:
* Settle all Contractor claims related to delay through December 15, 2015;
* Amend the contract schedule accordingly; and
* Add incentives for the contractor to meet a projected opening for summer 2017.
* The costs associated with this amendment can be accommodated within the current project budget from existing project contingency.
Background
* On April 14, 2014, the City Council awarded a construction contract to Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Inc. for $130,805,444.31 to perform Track and Systems construction for the Blue Line Extension (BLE) and Blue Line Capacity Expansion project (BLCE).
* Nine change orders have been processed to date. On October 26, 2015, the City Council approved change order #9 in the amount of $7,000,000 for additional work items to be constructed, bringing the current contract value to $137,805,444.31.
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