Title
Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending
Type of Service: Change Order/Amend Resolution
Purpose: Construction of Newark City-Wide Safe Routes to Schools
Entity Name: Granada Construction Corporation
Entity Address: 147 Thomas Street, Newark, New Jersey 07114
Contract Amount: $465,099.20
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT)/ City of Newark
Contract Period: One (1) year from the issuance of a formal Notice to Proceed
Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
An incorrect amount was quoted as $465,149.20.
Contract amount decreased by $50.00, for a correct contract amount of $465,099.20.
Original Resolution #7R4-a adopted on September 8, 2016 and original contract executed on October 4, 2016
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WHEREAS, Resolution 7R4-a adopted September 8, 2016, authorized the Director of the Department of Engineering, 920 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, to enter into a contract with Granada Construction Corporation (“Granada”), located at 147 Thomas Street, Newark, New Jersey 07114, in the total bid amount of $465,149.20; and
WHEREAS, a mathematical error in the submission of Granada’s bid Contract #08-2015 was discovered by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) that would decrease the contract amount by $50.00 to $465,099.20; and
WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Transportation discovered that in Granada’s bid, Line Pay Item #31 has 970 linear feet of saw cutting valued at $10.00 per linear foot for a total of $9,750.00, which should have been listed as 970 linear feet of saw cutting at $10.00 per linear foot for a total of $9,700.00; and
WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Transportation instructed the City to change the amount of the contract award from an amount not to exceed $465,149.20 to $465,099.20 by way of change order; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Engineering seeks approval to issue Change Order #1 to amend Contract #08-2015 to decrease the contract amount from $465,149.20 to $465,099.20.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of Department of Engineering, are authorized to issue and approve Change Order/Amendment #1 to Contract #08-2015 with Granada Construction Corporation, located at 147 Thomas Street, Newark, New Jersey 07114, for Construction of Newark City-Wide Safe Routes to Schools, to decrease the total contract amount by $50.00, thereby bringing the total amount of this contract to $465,099.20.
2. All other terms and conditions of Contract #08-2015, Newark City-Wide Safe Routes to Schools, project shall apply and remain in force until the contract is completed.
3. A revised Certification of Funds issued by the Director of Finance, City of Newark, reflecting the decrease of the total contract amount by fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be issued by the Director of Finance. A copy of the Revised Certifications of Funds shall be filed in the Office of the City Clerk by the Director of the Department of Engineering together with this resolution.
4. A fully executed copy of Change Order/Amendment #1 to Contract #08-2015, Construction of Newark City-Wide Safe Routes to Schools, project shall be filed in the Office of the City Clerk by the Director of the Department of Engineering.
5. No further amendments or modifications to this amended contract shall be permitted without prior Municipal Council approval.
6. Notice of Change Order/Amendment #1, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:30-11.9(c)(6), shall be published in the official newspaper of the municipality, which shall be filed in the Office of the City Clerk for inspection by the public.
STATEMENT
This resolution hereby ratifies and authorizes the Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Engineering, 920 Broad Street, Newark New Jersey 07102, to enter into and execute Change Order/Amendment #1 to Contract #08-2015, Construction of Newark City-Wide Safe Routes to Schools, to decrease the contract amount from $465,149.20 to $465,099.20.