Regional Water System, Regional Wastewater System, and Upper East Fork Interceptor System
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Multiple Systems Maintenance Facilities Central Region, Phase II; Engineering Services Agreement, Additional Services No. 6; Project No. 101-0445-16
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SUBJECT
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Authorize additional construction phase support services to Stantec Architecture, Inc. (Stantec) for the Multiple System Maintenance Facilities Central Region, Phase II.
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PURPOSE
Construction phase support services have been at a high utilization rate this past year due to the Contractor's (Tegrity's) performance challenges and inconsistent ability to interpret and apply the Contract provisions without close oversight. The consultant and NTMWD staff have expended considerable effort with Tegrity on interpretation of the Contract documents, submission of proper material submittals, efficient use of requests for information (RFI) documentation, and reviews of proposed change orders.
Stantec's original Engineering Services Agreement included construction phase services that assumed 390 days for construction, including 18 construction administration meetings with the contractor. As of February 1, 2024, this project has been under construction for 706 days and has thus far required 22 construction administration meetings with the contractor. To date, Tegrity has only completed 34 percent of the work.
In December 2023, Stantec submitted a request and justification for additional construction administration services, which has been reviewed and verified by the District Inspection and Engineering staffs. This request is summarized as follows:
Services beyond initial scope, March 2023 through December 2023 $71,034
Services beyond initial scope, January 2024 through June 2024 $55,080
Total $126,114
RECOMMENDATION
The Executive Director and NTMWD staff recommend these additional Engineering Services as necessary for continued support by the Engineer-o...
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