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CHANGE ORDER NO. ONE TO CONTRACT K-1314-119: BY AND BETWEEN THE NORMAN UTILITIES AUTHORITY AND MATTHEWS TRENCHING COMPANY, INC., INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $58,225 FOR A REVISED CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $1,056,100 FOR THE INTERSTATE 35 WATERLINE RELOCATIONS PROJECT AND FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROJECT.
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BACKGROUND: As part of the widening of Interstate 35 (I-35), three waterline crossings owned by the Norman Utilities Authority (NUA) were required to be lowered as directed by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT). The Interstate 35 (I-35) Waterline Relocations project (WA0196) will relocate these existing waterlines because they are within four vertical feet of a proposed roadway improvement. Generally, this clearance is required to ensure that existing utilities do not impact the roadway construction. Any utility, such as telephone, electric, gas, cable as well as water and sewer utilities operated by the NUA, must be relocated to provide the required clearance.
On November 22, 2013, the NUA authorized the I-35 Waterline Relocations project (WA0196) and approved design Contract K-1314-66 with SAIC. On March 25, 2014, the NUA approved two Utility Relocation Agreements with ODOT setting forth requirements for performing the relocations and obtaining reimbursement. Contract K-1314-130 is for Waterline A and Contract K-1314-131 is for Waterlines B and C. The NUA will design, bid and construct the work and be reimbursed by ODOT upon completion of their final audit; to date, ODOT has reimbursed $840,780 to the NUA.
DISCUSSION: The advertisement for bids was published in the Norman Transcript and bids were received from three contractors on May 22, 2014. Matthews Trenching Company, Inc. (Matthews) of Oklahoma City was the low bidder at $997,875. On June 10, 2014, the NUA authorized award of the bid and approved Contract K-1314-119 with Matthews in the amount of $997,875. Due to compressed time constraints imposed by ODOT, the contra...
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