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Joint committee action approving Change Order Number One for the SEC Des Plaines River Siphon and Chamber Lining with Visu-Sewer of Illinois, LLC resulting in a net cost reduction of $49,488 from $252,500 to $203,012.
Staff Summary
• On May 13, 2021, a contract was issued to Visu-Sewer of Illinois, LLC to install a liner in the 230-foot-long parallel 24-inch diameter and 36-inch diameter concrete pipes under the Des Plaines River and spray line the inlet and outlet chambers.
• The construction was completed with one mobilization instead of two resulting in a savings for matting and restoration.
• Change Order One accounts for the reduction in work at the contracted unit prices, resulting in a decreased cost of $49,488 for the project.
• In accordance with Section 33.082 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, when the total of change orders, contract modifications, or price adjustments on any contract approved by resolution by the County Board exceeds 10 percent of the original contract amount, approval of the standing committee in charge of the contracting department or agency and the Financial and Administrative Committee is required.
• This joint committee action authorizes and directs the Purchasing Agent to execute a contract change order with Visu-Sewer of Illinois, LLC, reducing the original contract value by $49,488 from $252,500 to $203,012.
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JOINT COMMITTEE ACTION
TO: Chair, Public Works & Transportation Committee
Chair, Financial & Administrative Committee
FROM: RuthAnne K. Hall, Purchasing Agent
DATE: February 1, 2023
RE: Joint committee action approving Change Order One to the agreement with Visu-Sewer of Illinois, LLC
1. On May 13, 2021, a contract was issued to Visu-Sewer of Illinois, LLC to install a liner in the 230-foot-long parallel 24-inch diameter and 36-inch diameter concrete pipes under the Des Plaines River and spray line the inlet and outlet chambers.
2. The construction was completed with one mobilization resulting in a savings for matting and restoration.
3. Change Order One accounts for the reduction in work at the contracted unit prices, resulting in a decreased cost of $49,488 for the project.
4. In accordance with Section 33.082 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, when the total of change orders, contract modifications, or price adjustments on any contract approved by resolution by the County Board exceeds 10 percent of the original contract amount, approval of the standing committee in charge of the contracting department or agency and the Financial and Administrative Committee is required.
5. This joint committee action authorizes and directs the Purchasing Agent to execute a contract change order with Visu-Sewer of Illinois, LLC, reducing the original contract value by $49,488 from $252,500 to $203,012.