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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03.k. ADVISE THE BOARD OF THE CLOSEOUT OF THE AERATION AIR RENOVATIONS, PHASE 2,.DISTRICT PROJECT 7274Central Contra Costa Sanitary District ' BOARD OF DIRECTORS - POSITION PAPER Board Meeting Date: June 17, 2010 No.: 3.k. Consent Calendar Type or Action: INFORMATIONAL Subject: ADVISE THE BOARD OF THE CLOSEOUT OF THE AERATION AIR RENOVATIONS, PHASE 2,.DISTRICT PROJECT 7274 Submitted By: Initiating Dept./Div.: Nathan Hodges, Assistant Engineer Engineering/Capital Projects REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR BOARD ACTION: N. Hodges B. Than A. Antkowiak A. Far I mes elly, eneral Manager ISSUE: All work has been completed on the Aeration Air Renovations, Phase 2, District Project 7274, and this project can now be closed out. RECOMMENDATION: Close out the project. FINANCIAL IMPACTS: This closeout will result in $546,684 being returned to the Treatment Plant Program. Attachment 1 shows the project expenditures by category. ALTERNATIVES/CONSIDERATIONS: Not applicable. BACKGROUND: The aeration basins have experienced air leaks from the floor of the air plenum boxes for many years. Based on several demonstration projects completed in the summer of 2007, repair of the air plenum boxes was accomplished using a pressure grouting method. The pressure grouting sealed the cracking within the structure's foundation slab and filled voids in the underlying base rock to increase stability of the A/N tank structure. Phase 1 of this project was completed in 2008 and repaired the air plenums in Tank 1. The subject project, Phase 2, made repairs in Tank 2. Actuators were replaced on the 24-inch aeration air headers and the cracks in the concrete foundation were repaired. Other items accomplished included replacing the groundwater relief valves, replacing diffuser retainer rings and associated hardware. On March 5, 2009, the Board of Directors authorized the award of a construction contract for this work to F. D. Thomas, Inc: The Contractor was issued a Notice to Proceed that was effective April 13, 2009, with a completion date of December 8, 2009. The project was accepted by the Board on November 19, 2009. The original construction contract amount was $1,823,101. There was.one deductive change order issued in the total amount of $-231,043. The large credit was due to savings in grout that was injected compared to the bid quantity, and three air header N:\PESUP\Position Papers\Hodges\7274_Closeout.doc Page 1 of 3 POSITION PAPER Board Meeting Date: June 17, 2010 Subject: ADVISE THE BOARD OF THE CLOSEOUT OF THE AERATION AIR RENOVATIONS PHASE 2. DISTRICT PROJECT 7274 valve actuators were not installed due to operational constraints. The total amount paid to the Contractor was $1,592,058. The total authorized budget for the project was $2,372,000, which included a contingency of $236,899. The total project cost was $1,825,316, which is approximately 23 percent less than the budgeted amount. The project closeout will result in $546,684 being returned to the Treatment Plant Program (see Attachment 1 for Expenditure Summary). RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION: This item is presented to the Board of Directors for information. No action is necessary. N:\PESUP\Position Papers\Hodges\7274_Closeout.doc Page 2 of 3 ATTACHMENT1 AERATION AIR RENOVATIONS PHASE 2 DISTRICT PROJECT 7274 EXPENDITURE SUMMARY ACTIVITY COST Total Budget $2,372,000 Construction Contract $1,823,101 Change Orders ($231,043) Change Order % of Construction -12.7% Total Construction Amount $1,592,058 Engineering, Design, CM, Admin. $233,258 Engineering, Design, CM, Admin. - % of Construction 14.6% TOTAL PROJECT EXPENDITURES $1,825,316 Amount to be Returned to the Treatment Plant Program $546,684 N:\PESUP\Position Papers\Hodges\7274_Closeout.doc Page 3 of 3