Title
Resolution to Increase Purchasing Authority on the Construction Contract with C.A. Hull Co. for the East Medical Center Bridge Rehabilitation and Widening Project; ($1,600,000.00 Increase, Total Contract Amount $13,807,881.33)
Memorandum
This resolution requests approval for an increase in purchasing authority on the construction contract with C.A. Hull Co. for the East Medical Center Bridge Rehabilitation and Widening Project, RFP 23-59. The project is being constructed in partnership with the University of Michigan (UM) and a cost sharing agreement.
Project Background
The project, which extends along East Medical Center Drive from Fuller Road to Cancer Center Drive; includes the following elements (funding sources in parenthesis):
* Rehabilitation of the bridge (50% Street, Bridge, and Sidewalk Millage; 50% UM)
* Widening of the bridge (100% UM)
* Widening East Medical Center Drive to the south of West Medical Center Drive on UM property (100% UM)
On December 18, 2023, City Council approved R-23-448 awarding a construction contract to C.A. Hull Co. in the amount of $10,173,757.03 for the East Medical Center Drive Bridge Rehabilitation and Widening Project (RFP 23-59);
Construction of the project began in the spring of 2024 and will be completed in 2025.
Additional Purchasing Authority
The requested additional purchasing authority for the construction contract is due to various delays to the project, including MDOT and Amtrak railroad permitting, a fiber utility conflict that led to redesign work and approval from MDOT for a modified pier footing, micropile and steel sheeting conflict downtime.
In addition, original plans include the salvaging and refurbishing of some of the existing beams. However, when the beams were removed during construction, they were found to be more deteriorated than was initially thought, thus necessitating the fabrication of new beams. This extension of purchasing authority includes all the items listed above, in additio...
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