Lake County Illinois - File #: 15-0480

• File #: 15-0480
• Version: 1
• Name: River Road at Roberts Road Roundabout Phase III Construction Engineering Agreement: Change Order No. 1
• Type: committee action item
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/28/2015
• In control: Public Works and Transportation Committee
• Final action: 5/1/2015
• Title: Joint committee action item approving Change Order No. 1 consisting of an increase of $172,331 for additions to the Phase III Construction Engineering services agreement with SEECO Consultants, Inc., for geotechnical testing services as part of the River Road at Roberts Road roundabout construction, and designated as Section 07-00086-08-CH.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/6/2015	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	approved	Pass
5/6/2015	1	Public Works and Transportation Committee	approved	Pass

Title
Joint committee action item approving Change Order No. 1 consisting of an increase of $172,331 for additions to the Phase III Construction Engineering services agreement with SEECO Consultants, Inc., for geotechnical testing services as part of the River Road at Roberts Road roundabout construction, and designated as Section 07-00086-08-CH.

Staff Summary
* River Road at Roberts Road Roundabout Phase III Construction Engineering Agreement: Change Order No. 1.
* Change Orders need to be approved by the standing committees for cumulative net increases over 10 percent.
* Phase III construction engineering services for geotechnical testing services for the River Road at Roberts Road roundabout construction is under contract with SEECO Consultants Inc., Tinley Park, Illinois, in the amount of $150,000.
* Lake County Division of Transportation (LCDOT) staff is providing the Phase III construction engineering supervision on this project, using SEECO as a geotechnical subconsultant due to its expertise in designing and monitoring the complex ground improvements.
* The construction contract is being administered through the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) in order to access federal funds, and the construction contract is with Berger Excavating Contractors, Inc. of Wauconda, Illinois, in the amount of $6,552,520.55.
* The County Board, by resolution at its meeting of December 10, 2013, approved an appropriation of $1,855,000 for the local share of construction and Phase III construction engineering for the intersection improvement of River Road at Roberts Road.
* Federal aid available for this project is anticipated to cover 80 percent of the Phase III consultant cost, when reimbursed by IDOT.
* The two major items that triggered this change are: 1) the installation of additional devices to better monitor settlement by SEECO; and 2) the extended monitoring duration of work production by the contractor due to the slower progression of work d...