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CHANGE ORDER NO. THREE TO CONTRACT NO. K-1213-195: BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND DOWNEY CONTRACTING, L.L.C., INCREASING THE CONTRACT BY $5,511.03 FOR A REVISED CONTRACT PRICE OF $1,447,075.60 FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE CITY OF NORMAN INVESTIGATIONS CENTER LOCATED AT 1507 WEST LINDSEY STREET AND FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROJECT.
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BACKGROUND: On July 9, 2013, City Council approved Contract No. K-1213-195 with Downey Contracting, L.L.C. in the amount of $1,325,500 to renovate the Joe A. Smalley Army Reserve Center at 1507 West Lindsey Street into the City of Norman Investigations Center, with a time frame of 150 days for completion. The building was acquired through the Base Realignment and Closure process (BRAC) from the federal government with a deed transfer in September 2012, after a seven and a half year process.
Change Order # 1, which increased the contract amount by $80,966.19 and extended the term of the contract by fourteen days to December 21, 2013, was approved by City Council on October 22, 2013. Change Order # 2, which increased the contract amount by $35,098.38 for accessibility modifications, and extended the term of the contract for four weeks to January 18, 2014, was approved by City Council on December 10, 2013 resulting in a revised total contract amount of $1,441,564.54.
DISCUSSION: Change Order # 3 in the amount of $5,511.03 incorporates twelve changes, most of which were deemed necessary in final inspections of the building. This final change order brings the total contract sum to $1,447,075.60. Funds to cover this change order are available in the Smalley Center Renovation project (account number 050-9540-419.61-01; project EF1001).
The Certificate of Occupancy was approved on February 11, 2014. Payments to date have totaled $1,350,257.03, leaving a balance due of $96,818.57.
RECOMMENDATION No. 1: Staff recommends approval of Change Order #3 increasing Contract K-1213-195 by $5,511.03.
RECOMMENDATION NO. 2: Staff further recommends final acceptance of the Smalley Center Renovation project for a total contract cost of $1,447,075.60 and final payment in the amount of $96,818.57 to Downey Contracting, L.L.C.