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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. 2 With Intercounty Engineering, Inc. In An Amount Up To $428,450.68, And To Extend The RAS Pump Station No. 1 Replacement Project Contract Duration By 481 Days Due To Unforeseen Site Condition Delays In Accordance With Section 38.48 Of The Procurement Code (Change Orders); Amending the Fiscal Year 2024 Capital Improvement Plan.
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
On April 22, 2020, pursuant to Resolution R-2020-063, the City Commission authorized the appropriate City officials to execute a contract with Intercounty Engineering, Inc. ("Intercounty") for construction services related to the Return Activated Sludge ("RAS") Pump Station No. 1 Replacement project at the Southern Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant ("SRWWTP"), in the amount of $3,991,828.00 with a contract term of 630 calendar days.
The project was initially delayed by COVID-19 and subsequent construction material supply interruption, including the pump manufacturer's discontinuing the production of the pumps.
By July 2023, when major equipment was delivered and the contractor resumed construction activities, it was discovered that the following infrastructure related to RAS Pump Station No. 1 was in a state of disrepair, affecting the operation of the SRWWTP and the progress of the project.
* Valve distortion of two clarifier drain valves, two suction valves, and five RAS discharge manifold valves, preventing them from closing tightly to continue the replacement of the 24" and 12" RAS pipelines required for the project;
* Mechanical seals of Pump Nos. 1 and 2 in RAS Pump Station No.1 started leaking;
* An existing pipe clamp of Clarifier No. 1 suction pipe started to leak and prevented the Clarifier No. 1 being removed from the service which ...
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