Fayette County Board of Education - Fayette County Public Schools

J.13 APPROVAL OF A PROPOSED CHANGE ORDER (NO. NINE)
TO THE CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE
LOCUST TRACE AGRISCIENCE FARM (PHASE 2)
BG 09-339
BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE: The construction of a new 225-student Agriscience education center
to be located on 82.28 acres (surplus Federal property) on Leestown Road is listed as priority 1a.2 on
FCPS’s 2009 District Facility Plan. A team lead by Tate Hill Jacobs Architects designed a preliminary
building program for a classroom building of 43,081 sf and an arena building of 19,257 sf, for a total of
62,338 SF, based upon other recent FCPS technical school projects. A contract with Messer Construction
Company in the amount of $14,930,200 was accepted and approved by the Board in a meeting held on
June 28, 2010. The Department of Physical Support Services, the design consultants and the local
building code officials have reviewed the progress of the work. Changes to the original plans and
specifications have been necessary in order to satisfy the requirements described below. Approval of
these changes allows the work to be completed.
COST: The description and cost of these items are summarized as follows:
To improve original plans and specs:
Provide labor, materials and equipment to install
Owner-provided paper towel, toilet paper and soap
dispensers; add:
Credit to DPO (Overhead Door Co.) due to deletion of
cylinder locks on motorized overhead doors; deduct:
Change to
DPOs
($1,036.00)
Change to
GC Contract
$1,830.00
86 April 25, 2011
5.1% A/E
FEE
Total Change Order No. Nine: ($1,036.00) $1,830.00
Design consultant fees: $0
Total Cost: $794.00
A 5% contingency ($746,510) is included in the project's available funds. There have been eight previous
change orders on this project. The cost of the current and all changes orders represents a 2.07%
increase in the construction cost.
FUNDING SOURCE & BALANCE:
Fund Organization Code Project Code Object Code Balance
Construction 360 0003610 09339 0840 $377,260.70
STAFF CONTACT: William R. Wallace, AIA, Director, Facility Design & Construction @ 381.3824
REFERENCE: 702 KAR 4:160
RECOMMENDATION: A motion is in order to:
“approve the proposed additive Change Order No. Nine to the contract with Messer Construction
Company, for the construction of Locust Trace Agriscience Farm (Phase 2) in the amount of $1,830.00
(One Thousand, Eight Hundred Thirty Dollars) and a credit to the Direct Purchase Orders in the amount of
$1,036.00 (One Thousand, Thirty-six Dollars), subject to the approval of the Kentucky Department of
Education, District Facilities Branch, per the provisions of 702 KAR 4:160.”
On motion by __________________________, seconded by ___________________________________,
the Board approved the proposed additive Change Order No. Nine to the contract with Messer
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