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File #: 15-12759    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Business Item Status: Approved
File created: 1/31/2020 In control: City Council Business Meeting
On agenda: 2/24/2020 Final action: 2/24/2020
Title: LYNX Blue Line Extension Civil A Closeout Agreement

Title

LYNX Blue Line Extension Civil A Closeout Agreement

 

Action

Action:

Approve contract amendment #6 for $1,097,510.24 to Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc./Blythe Development Company, Joint Venture for civil construction in Segment A of the LYNX Blue Line Extension.

 

Body

Staff Resource(s):

John Lewis, CATS

Jill Brim, CATS

 

Explanation

§                     On January 27, 2014, City Council approved a contract with Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc. / Blythe Development Company, Joint Venture (BBJV) to complete construction of the Blue Line Extension (BLE) in the railroad right-of-way from 7th Street to Old Concord Road located in Council District 1(Segment A).

§                     The City and BBJV previously settled all claims through February 1, 2017, as part of contract amendment #3, which was approved by City Council on March 27, 2017.

§                     In July 2019, BBJV submitted approximately $9.0 million in additional claims for schedule delay, inefficiencies, extended field operations, overhead costs, and other direct impacts.

§                     Contract amendment #6 will settle all BBJV claims for $4,950,000. This settlement requires a contract amendment in the amount of $1,097,510.24. 

§                     The amendment will revise the contract completion date from January 31, 2018 to July 30, 2019.

§                     The new total value of the contract, including this amendment, will be $132,004,544.37.

§                     This amount is within the current BLE project budget, which is funded with 50 percent federal, 25.8 percent state, and 24.2 percent local funds.

 

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Opportunity

All additional work involved in this Amendment will be performed by the existing Prime Contractors and their existing subcontractors.

 

The original DBE committed goal on this contract is 17.50%.

 

Fiscal Note

Funding:  CATS Capital Investment Plan