Agenda Item
i. E-SPLOST V Project~ CHANGE ORDER REQUEST ~ Construction Works, Inc. ~ #365-35 for Salem Middle School Major Building Systems Replacement ~ Change Order No. 4 ~ Owner Requested Items and Extended General Conditions (Not to exceed $430,446.23)
Summary: Presented by: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations
Request: It is requested that the DeKalb County Board of Education (“the Board”) approve:
Change Order No. 4 to Construction Works, Inc. for the Salem Middle School Major Building Systems Replacement project in a not-to-exceed amount of $430,446.23 that will be funded by budget reallocation.
E-SPLOST V budget reallocation in the amount of $430,446.23 from Program Contingency to the Contractor cost code.
Why: Approval of the budget reallocation and Change Order No. 4 will provide additional funds for the Owner (DeKalb County School District - DCSD) requested items, unforeseen conditions and extended general conditions (extended construction schedule) as outlined in the Change Order No. 4 documents for the Salem Middle School Major Building Systems Replacement project.
Approval of Change Order No. 4 meets Strategic Goal Area 6: Organizational Excellence
Details: On September 21, 2022, the Board of Education approved a firm fixed price contract for Construction Works Inc., to perform the general contracting work as outlined by the proposal documents and an E-SPLOST V budget reallocation of $9,763.167.37 from Program Contingency to fund the award of RFP 22-752-020 for General Contractor Services to Construction Works, Inc. The budget reallocation was applied as follows:
Salem Middle School - $5,166,440
Redan Middle School - $2,356,281
Fairington Elementary School - $2,240,466.37
Change Order No. 04 for Salem Middle School Major Building Systems Replacement provides for the Owner requested items recommended by the project’s design and construction professionals and/or requested by DCSD Facilities to fulfill program-wide initiatives, unforeseen conditions and an extended construction schedule.
Specific details related to the original scope of work for this project can be found on the DeKalb County School District’s solicitation website at https://dekalbschoolsga.ionwave.net/.
Financial impact: The financial impact of Change Order No. 4 for the total amount of $430,446.23 for the Construction Works, Inc. Change Order No. 4 due to Owner -requested items unforeseen conditions, and extended general conditions (extended construction schedule), will be allocated from the general contractor cost code (SP5FACCON.36535.GENCONTR) under the voter-approved E-SPLOST V program.
A budget reallocation of $430,446.23 from program contingency (SP5MANG.60235.PRGCONTIN) to the general contractor cost code will fund the Change Order No. 4.
Contact: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations, 678-676-1447
Mr. Hans Williams, Dir. Planning & E-SPLOST Programming, 678-676-1588
Effective: Upon Board Approval
Status: Approved by the Office of Legal Affairs
Salem MS 365-35 Project Change Orders
Salem MS 365-35 Original Contract Amount $ 8,903,690.00
Owner Change Order #1
HVAC Controls Escalation $ 193,179.57
Carrier equipment escalation $ 37,058.80
$ 230,238.37
Owner Change Order #2
Replace existing metal decking at roof $ 41,338.57
Storage for HVAC equipment $ 6,509.72
$ 47,848.29
Owner Change Order #3
Furnish and install fire dampers and reducers at the HVAC units $ 43,409.95
Relocate existing conduit in conflict with ERU-2 $ 8,762.11
Install supports for LED lights in the 200 Hallway $ 14,842.69
Furnish and install missing busbar in electrical closet $ 1,114.61
$ 68,129.36
Owner Change Order #4
Furnish and install (18) replacement valves in condenser water system $ 47,011.13
Extended General Conditions $ 383,435.10
$ 430,446.23
Revised Contract Amount $ 9,680,352.25 (After Board Approval of CO #4}