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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA MEMORANDUM TO: Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator THROUGH: Christopher R. Mora, P.E., Public Works Director FROM: Richard B. Szpyrka, P.E., Assistant Public Works Director SUBJECT: Change Order No. 3 Martin Luther King Walking Trail Bid No. 2015034 CONSENT DATE:. December 10, 2015 DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS In the fall of 2014, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection — Office of Recreational Trails announced that Indian River County was the recipient of a $150,000 grant to construct a walking trail at the Historic Macedonia Church and Gifford Health Center on 28th Court, north of 45th Street, in the community of Gifford. On May 19, 2015 the Board of County Commissioners approved awarding Bid No. 2015034 to Timothy Rose Contracting, Inc. for construction of the trail. Construction of the trail has now been completed. The original design was to remove exotic vegetation from the trail interior and preserve the area, a former cemetery, in its natural state. Now that the trail is finished however, staff feels that MLK Park would exhibit a much more "park -like" setting if the remaining unfinished areas were filled and sodded as well. Staff proposes to import fill material to level the area and install sod at a cost of $106,934.50. These enhancements will increase the visual appeal of the walking trail as well as provide additional area for park visitors to use for various activities that would not have been possible due to the limited open space available in the original design. FUNDING Funding for Change Order No. 3 is available in Optional Sales Tax/Park/MLK Park - No. 31521072-066510- 15014 in the amount of $106,934.50. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of Change Order No. 3 to Timothy Rose Contracting, Inc. increasing the contract amount by $106,934.50 for a new contract total of $318,310.17. ATTACHMENTS 1. Change Order No. 3 2. Description of Itemized Changes for Change Order No. 3 211