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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Approving And Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute Change Order No. 14 With Cardinal Contractors, Inc. To Extend The Contract For The Deep Injection Wells No. 3 & No. 4 Pump Station Project Duration By 150 Days Due To Technical Challenges Identified By The Engineer Of Record, Including Automatic Strainer Failures And Required Replacement Of A Seized Slide Gate.
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The Department of Public Utilities requests approval of Change Order No. 14 with Cardinal Contractors, Inc. (“Cardinal”) for a 150-day time extension for the Deep Injection Wells No. 3 and No. 4 Pump Station Project at the Southern Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant. This request does not include additional funding.
Brown and Caldwell, the Engineer of Record, has identified significant technical issues that directly affect the project’s ability to be completed within the existing contract time. The newly installed automatic strainers have failed twice due to excessive solids loading, requiring additional engineering evaluation and corrective redesign to ensure long‑term operability of the new pump station. In addition, the existing slide gate in the diversion box adjacent to Clarifier No. 4 has seized in the open position. Although a replacement slide gate has been ordered, delivery is not expected until July or August, which occurs after the current contract completion date. Installation of the new slide gate requires extensive dewatering operations and is essential to proper pump station functionality, making it impossible for Cardinal to perform the work before contract expiration.
These conditions are outside Cardinal’s control and require an extension of contract time to complete the necessary corrective work. Change Order No. 14 is a time‑only change order and does not include any additional compensation. The Department of Public Utilities and the Chief Procurement Officer have reviewed the justification provided by the Engineer of Record and determined that a 150‑day extension is necessary and reasonable. Approval of Change Order No. 14 will revise the Final Completion Date to November 11, 2026.
Fiscal Impact:
Approval of this item will not fiscally impact the City as this change order impacts the number of days for project completion without any impact on the cost. This project was previously funded via SRF and approved.
Department staff will manage this project. No additional staff are needed as a result of this project.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Vincent Morello, P.E., Director, Department of Public Utilities
Chris O’Brien, Director of Public Safety