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Committee Action authorizing change orders to Contract # 27190 and #27162 Contract Modifications - Driessen Construction Co.
Staff Summary
• The circumstances that necessitate these Change Orders were not reasonably foreseeable at the time the contracts were signed. These changes are germane to the original contracts as signed, in the best interests of the County and are authorized by law.
• In accordance with Article 8, section 101 (1) of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, it is hereby requested that the Purchasing Agent be authorized to enter into Contract Modification Change Orders the amount of $107,055.00 charging the costs thereof to account 101-1103355-82020-000-000-000-11175.
Contract #27190
• In January 2008, the Lake County Board approved a bid award to Driessen Construction Co. of St. Charles, IL to replace Windows in the Center Courts Complex in the amount of $382,652.00.
• There is a need to issue Change Orders 1-3 in the amount of $53,853.00 to modify window wall framing and install a dropped ceiling and laminate wall. The wall framing work is required in order to meet the glass manufacturer’s blast design specifications.
Contract #27162
• In December, 2007, the Lake County Board approved a bid award to Driessen Construction Co. to replace interior doors and acoustical wall panels for the Courts Complex in the amount of $146,700.00.
• There is a need to issue Change Order #1 in the amount of $53,202.00 to install six additional doors, re-install six doors with window lights, install acoustical panels in Court Room nos. 201 and 203, modify display cabinets with glass shelving, install corner guards for doors and install door eye glasses for Courtrooms.
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