Title
Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Change Order/Amend Resolution
Purpose: Street Resurfacing
Entity Name: Granada Construction Corp.
Entity Address: 147 Thomas Street, Newark, New Jersey 07114
Contract Amount: $1,557,790.55
Funding Source: N/A
Contract Period: April 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014 with an extension through July 1, 2014.
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:
Contract No. 4-2012;
Contract Period: April 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014
Extending period of contract at no additional cost
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WHEREAS, Resolution 7R4-C, adopted January 16, 2013, authorized the Director of the Department of Engineering to accept the bid proposal and execute Contract No. 04-2012, Various Streets (9 Locations) - ATP 2011 Newark Project, with Granada Construction Corp., 147 Thomas Street, Newark, New Jersey 07114, for the amount of $1,557,790.55; and
WHEREAS, a formal Notice to Proceed was issued to the Vendor that set the contract term as April 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Engineering needs to extend the contract period in order to complete the project that was delayed by utility work along West Market Street that still needs to be done by Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) before resurfacing on West Market Street can proceed; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Engineering needs to extend the time of the contract performance and must therefore extend the contract termination date to July 1, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Engineering has certified that the Change Order is allowed pursuant to the regulations governing construction contract change orders, more specifically, N.J.A.C. 5:30-11.1 et seq., and do not constitute a material expansion in the size, nature of scope of the Project and the extra work cannot be reasonably effectuated by a separately bid contract without unduly disrupting the basic work.
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 the Department of Engineering, is hereby authorized on behalf of the City of Newark to issue and approve Change Order No. 1 to Contract No. 04-2012, Various Streets (9 Locations) - ATP 2011 Newark Project, to complete the project that was delayed by utility work along West Market Street that still needs to be done by Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) before resurfacing on West Market Street can proceed and amend the contract term from April 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014 to April 1, 2013 through July 1, 2014, at no additional cost to the City of Newark.
2. The contract period is amended to provide for a contract extension through July 1, 2014.
3. A fully executed copy of Change Order No. 1 to Contract No. 11-2011, shall be filed in the Office of the City Clerk by the Director of Engineering.
4. Consistent with the provisions of the Local Public Contracts Law,
N.J.S.A. 40:A:11-15(9), the Director of the Department of Engineering is authorized to extend the period in which to complete this contract through July 1, 2014.
5. No other changes to this contract are allowed without prior Municipal Council approval.
STATEMENT
This resolution hereby authorizes the Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Engineering, to enter into and execute Change Order No. 1 to Contract No. 04-2012, Various Streets (9 Locations) - ATP 2011 Newark Project, to complete the project that was delayed by utility work along West Market Street that still needs to be done by Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) before resurfacing on West Market Street can proceed by amending the contract period to April 1, 2013 through July 1, 2014.