220-18 Change Order No. 2 - Award Street Improvements 2017 Phase IV.pdf

220-18 September 25, 2018 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, the Township Council by Resolution No. 178-17 dated August 15, 2017 awarded the contract 2017 Street Improvements Phase IV in the amount of $2,055,200.72 to Reggio Construction, Inc., 1575 West Street, Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024; and WHEREAS, the Township Council by Resolution No. 176-18, dated July 17, 2018 approved Change Order No. 1 for this contract in the amount of $189,356.00 which represented a 9.21 percent increase in the contract; and WHEREAS, the Township Engineer by letter dated September 19, 2018 recommended Change Order No. 2 in the amount of $90,000.00 be authorized to allow the installation of additional quantities of six inch diameter perforated storm drain above and beyond the contract amounts on Stone Drive, Powell Drive and Connel Drive; WHEREAS, the Township Engineer requests this Change Order so these improvements can be made within the next several weeks, in conjunction with the installation of the contract quantities of six inch perforated pipe, which could not be achieved if a separate contract was bid; and WHEREAS, the Township Engineer by letter dated September 19, 2018 recommended Change Order No. 2 as necessary and beneficial; and WHEREAS, sufficient funds exist for this work under Change Order No. 2; and WHEREAS, the Township Council concurs in the foregoing. NOW, THERFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Township Council of the Township of West Orange that Change Order No. 2 for the contract 2017 Street Improvements Phase IV with Reggio Construction, Inc., 1575 West Street, Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024 in the amount of $90,000.00 which represents a 9.21 percent increase in the original contract or in conjunction with Change Order No. 1 results in a 13.59 percent increase in the original contract amount is hereby approved bringing the total authorized contract amount to $2,334,556.72. KAREN J. CARNEVALE, R.M.C., MUNICIPAL CLERK SUSAN McCARTNEY, COUNCIL PRESIDENT Adopted: September 25, 2018 I hereby certify funds are available from: ACCOUNT NO. 2018 STREET RESURFACING IMPROVEMENTS 03-2544-18-0500-010 JOHN GROSS, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER