166-13 Authorizing Change Ord. 2 Street Resurfacing-.pdf

WHEREAS, the Township Council by Resolution No. 98-13 authorized Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $96,571.12 bringing the adjusted contract amount to $579,426.72; and WHEREAS, during the improvement of Garfield Avenue field conditions were encountered which resulted in unanticipated costs for installing concrete sidewalks and driveway aprons to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements and unanticipated costs to make improvements to the base pavement in Garfield Avenue which brought the total cost to improve Garfield Avenue to nearly $116,000 or about $19,500 more than anticipated with contingencies; and WHEREAS, unanticipated conditions on Belle Terre Road required additional drainage improvements to prevent runoff from running down driveways as well as additional base pavement to stabilize the roadway which added just over $10,000.00 to the cost of the project; and WHEREAS, the Township Engineer estimates the total cost of the completed project will be $609,641.36 or $30,224.64 more than currently authorized through Change Order No. 1; and WHEREAS, to date the monies expended for this project totaled $537,851.36; and WHEREAS, the Municipal Engineer requests approval of Change Order No. 2 in the amount of $30,224.64 to complete the final surface course and traffic striping on Belle Terre Road and Roosevelt Avenue; and WHEREAS, with Change Order No. 2 the adjusted contract amount will be $609,641.36 or a 26.26 percent increase over the original contract amount; and WHEREAS, the Municipal Engineer recommended these Change Orders as the most efficient and cost effective manner to improve Garfield Avenue from Belle Terre Road and Hoover Avenue that would result in a timely improvement that would avoid further deterioration of Garfield Avenue and that would not conflict with the improvement of Belle Terre Road and Roosevelt Avenue; and WHEREAS, the Township Council concurs in the foregoing; and