SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve Change Order One from Biltmore Construction Co., Inc of Belleair, Florida, for the former City Hall Demolition project (19-0009-EN) in the amount of $252,544 increasing the contract from $557,693 to $810,237 pursuant to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 40-20, Construction Manager at Risk, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
The former City Hall is a three-story concrete building located at 112 S. Osceola Avenue in Clearwater, Florida. It was constructed in 1964 and was in use until 2019. It is currently unoccupied.
This project will include an asbestos survey update, asbestos abatement, building demolition, site grading and placing sod.
September 1, 2022, City Council approved the Guaranteed Maximum Price in the amount of $557,693 for demolition of City Hall.
During demolition, unexpected asbestos containing material was found applied to a hidden section of wall (concrete cladding on the block wall) of the building. It was also requested that the contractor remove four- to seven-foot-deep piles that support the columns of the building. The pricing of this change order includes:
• Asbestos removal and disposal
• State required monitoring and reporting
• The excavation and disposal of the column foundation piles.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
3157519-530300-C2212 $252,544
A third quarter budget amendment will provide a transfer of $240,000 from General Fund reserves to capital project C2212, City Hall Demolition, to fund this change order and provide additional funding for project contingency.
USE OF RESERVE FUNDS:
Funding for this contract will be provided by a third quarter budget amendment allocating General Fund reserves in the amount of $240,000 to capital improvement project C2212, City Hall Demolition. Inclusive of this item if approved, a net total of $1,639,990 of General Fund reserves has been appropriated by Council to fund expenditures in the 2022/23 operating budget. The remaining balance in General Fund reserves after the 8.5% reserve is approximately $41.3 million, or 22.5% of the current General Fund operating budget.