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CHANGE ORDER NO. ONE TO CONTRACT K-1718-4: BY AND BETWEEN THE NORMAN UTILITIES AUTHORITY AND MCKEE UTILITY CONTRACTORS, INC., DECREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $32,581.87 FOR A REVISED CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $462,920.93 ON THE ROYAL OAKS FORCE MAIN IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT AND FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROJECT.
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BACKGROUND: In 2001, the citizens of Norman approved a five dollar per month sewer maintenance fee to provide for the systematic rehabilitation or replacement of aged and deteriorated sewer lines. The Royal Oaks Force Main Improvements project (WW0062) is located on the east side of 24th Avenue SE, from near Alex Plaza Drive south across Alameda Street to near Beaumont Drive just north of Lindsey (map attached). The project provided 4,580 feet of new piping including 1,871 feet of 16-inch force main and 2,709 feet of 18-inch gravity sewer.
On August 22, 2017, the Norman Utilities Authority (NUA) approved Contract K-1718-4 with McKee Utility Contractors, Inc. (McKee) in the amount of $495,502.80 for the project. The Notice to Proceed was issued August 27, 2017, and construction began September 5, 2017.
DISCUSSION: All work was complete January 18, 2018, and the contract is now satisfied. Proposed Final Change Order Number 1 (CO1) is the reconciliation of bid quantities to final quantities per Attachment No. 1 to proposed CO1. The net change is a decrease of $32,581.87 from $495,502.80 to $462,920.93. All reductions are the result of minor scope adjustments by staff, as the project progressed. Item 5, OSHA Trench Safety, provides for trenching required to install pipeline. The reduction equals the total reduction in linear footage of pipeline. Other major cost differences include:
* Bid Item 10, 18-inch PVC Pipe: a decrease of 334 feet of pipe, a cost decrease of $7,348.
* Bid Item 16, Remove existing manhole: a decrease of one (1) manhole, a cost decrease of $5,000.
* Bid Item 21, Street Pavement Replacement: a decrease of 70 sq. yards, a cost...
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