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wwkw SH"L+E <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> Date: 12/12/11 <br /> Item No.: 7 •k <br /> Department Approval City Manager Approval <br /> Item Description: Adopt a Resolution to Accept the Work Completed, Authorize Final <br /> Payment of$57,906.38 and commence the One-Year Warranty Period on <br /> the Watermain Replacement Project- Churchill St. and Oxford St. <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> On September 21, 2009 the City Council awarded the Watermain Replacement Project to GM <br /> 3 Contracting, Inc., of Lake Crystal, Minnesota. The work for this contract was finished in <br /> 4 September, 2010, and the contractor has requested final payment. <br /> 5 POLICY OBJECTIVE <br /> 6 City policy requires that the following items be completed to finalize a construction contract: <br /> 7 <br /> • Certification from the City Engineer verifying that all of the work has been completed in <br /> 9 accordance with plans and specifications. <br /> '10 <br /> 1,1 • A resolution by the City Council accepting the contract and beginning the one-year warranty. <br /> 1 d'? FINANCIAL IMPACTS <br /> '1 3 The final contract amount, $627,527.11, is $39,127.12 more than the awarded amount of <br /> '1 $588,399.99. This represents an increase in the contract of 6.8%. The cost increase is the result <br /> '1 5 of the actual quantities being more than estimated. This project was financed using watermain <br /> '16 utility funds. <br /> 1��7 STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br /> '18 Since all necessary items have been completed in accordance with project plans and <br /> '1 9 specifications, staff recommends the City Council approve a resolution accepting the work <br /> 1�20 completed as the Watermain Replacement Project- Churchill St. and Oxford St.and authorize <br /> 1����11 final payment of$57,906.38. <br /> dll�dll REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION <br /> R�,����,,,,� Approve the resolution accepting the work completed as Watermain Replacement Proj ect- <br /> dll��n <br /> d"I'M Churchill St. and Oxford St., starting the one-year warranty and authorizing final payment of <br /> d"?5 $571906.38. <br /> Prepared by: Kristine Giga,Civil Engineer <br /> Attachments: A: Resolution <br /> B: Certification from City Engineer <br /> Page 1 of 1 <br />