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CHANGE ORDER NO. SEVEN TO CONTRACT K-1617-56: BY AND BETWEEN THE NORMAN MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY AND W. L. MCNATT & COMPANY ADDING 14 CALENDAR DAYS TO THE CONTRACT FOR THE NORMAN FORWARD WESTWOOD FAMILY AQUATIC CENTER PROJECT AND FINAL ACCEPTANCE AND FINAL PAYMENT FOR THE PROJECT.
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BACKGROUND: On October 13, 2015, Norman citizens passed the NORMAN FORWARD Initiative funding a variety of projects through a 1/2 % sales tax increase over 15 years. Included in the NORMAN FORWARD Initiative was a project to construct a new Westwood Family Aquatic Center.
The Westwood Family Aquatic Center Project included the demolition of the existing Westwood Swim Complex constructed in 1967 and the construction of a modern, multi-featured facility at the same location.
On September 27, 2016, City Council acting as the Norman Municipal Authority awarded BID-1617-18 to W.L. McNatt and Co. in the amount of $10,167,000 and approved Contract K-1617-56 for the NORMAN FORWARD Westwood Family Aquatic Center Project. Contract K-1617-56 provided for 270 calendar days to achieve substantial completion of the project. The Contract included an incentive of $5,000 per day (up to 20 days) for early completion and a disincentive of $1,500 per day for late completion. The original completion date was July 1, 2017. Throughout the course of the project there were a number of delays due to inclement weather and other unforeseeable issues which, including Change Order Number 7, have extended the project time line by a total of 87 additional days. Up to this point, there have been six change orders approved throughout the project for a total net deduct of $35,737.82, decreasing the contract amount to $10,131,262.18. On December 18, 2017, the project was suspended as a result of winter weather conditions that would not allow the pool to be filled and tested. Substantial completion on the project was accomplished in May 2018 without any further disincentive penalties and the project was...
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