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AMENDMENT NO. ONE TO CONTRACT K-1819-87: BY AND BETWEEN THE NORMAN UTILITIES AUTHORITY AND CABBINESS ENGINEERING, L.L.C., INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $7,700 FOR A REVISED CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $133,600 TO PROVIDE PROJECT DESIGN, BIDDING, AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION FOR THE PARSONS ADDITION WATER LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT AND BUDGET APPROPRIATION FROM THE WATER FUND BALANCE
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BACKGROUND: Cabbiness Engineering, LLC (Cabbiness) designed the plans and specifications for the Parsons Addition Water Line Replacement Project (WA0246) which encompassed replacing approximately 10,000 lineal feet (LF) of water line. The water lines in this area are deteriorated and tuberculated and staff had concerns of effective fire protection, risk of significant leaks and associated water loss. The area is generally bound by Brooks Street to the north, Flood Avenue to the west, Lindsey Street to the south, and Elm Street to the east (map attached).
Staff held a meeting at McKinley Elementary School April 10, 2019 for the neighborhood homeowners affected which included sorority and fraternity representatives as well as OU officials. It was decided to install water lines in the streets as opposed to under sidewalks. The consensus was that even though new sidewalks were beneficial, there was too much concern regarding the potential to damage tree roots.
OU officials, sorority and fraternity representatives requested no work on Elm, College, and Chautauqua streets while school was in session. Staff decided to break the project into 2 phases so that Flood and Lahoma could be completed immediately and the streets affecting the University could be completed summer of 2020 while school was out.
Southwest Water Works LLC of Oklahoma City was low bidder for the Phase I project in the amount of $828,112. Construction began July 1, 2019 and is scheduled to be complete by December 28, 2019. Contractor is ahead of schedule and will probably complete the project in Novemb...
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