Title
Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( X ) Amending
Type of Service: Change Order/Amend Resolution
Purpose: Citywide Streetscape: Mt. Prospect Avenue, Lower Broadway and Bloomfield Avenue
Entity Name: Berto Construction, Inc
Entity Address: 625 Leesville Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065
Contract Amount: $751,698.07 (Change Order Amount)
Funding Source: UEZ & Street Construction Fund
Contract Period: End Date: October 31, 2015
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Original contract amount $4,933,902.47 + Change Order No.1 $751,698.07= New contact amount $5,685,600.54.
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WHEREAS, Resolution No. 7R4-H, adopted August 7, 2013, authorized the Director of the Department of Engineering to accept the bid proposal and execute Contract No. 03-2011R, Citywide Streetscape: Mt. Prospect Avenue, Lower Broadway and Bloomfield Avenue, with Berto Construction, Inc., 625 Leesville Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, for the amount of $4,933,902.47; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Engineering needs to increase and decrease existing quantities, and add new contract items due to unforeseen conditions. During construction additional increases and new construction items, and decreases were identified relating to curb and sidewalk, drainage, traffic signal conduits, tree removals, basement vaults, and resurfacing that were not identified during design because they were unforeseen and could not be anticipated when the design of this project took place; and
WHEREAS, change orders to change the quantity or character of goods provided or services performed from that originally specified or estimated and to correspondin...
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