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c) Miscellaneous Costs and Credits: During constriction, design and construction changes resulted in issuance of several costs and credits. Change Order No. 4 (Exhibit -B) outlines each of the costs / credits and results in a net saving of $151,401.87. d) Descnotion of Previous Change Order Nos. 1 thin 3: Change Order Nos. 1, 2 and 3 were approved by the Board and incorporated a total credit of $2,813,380.47. e) Description of RMpg%d Change Order No 4• Change Order No. 4 provides for final contract closure for work performed at the wastewater treatment facility. Change Order No. 4 provides reconciliation to the County for the additional expenses incurred. The additional expenses incurred by the Department, as a direct result of the extension of the contract time will be deducted from monies due the Contractor for work performed. Monetary damages have been imposed on the contractor pursuant to Change Order No. 4 for failure to achieve substantial completion and final completion of the project as stipulated in the contract. The WWTF is complete and has been in operation since July 22, 1999. Board action is requested for approval of payment to the engineering firm as well as authorizing final release of payment to the Contractor. Final release of payment to the Contractor will be contingent upon satisfactory completion of remaining punch list items outlined in Exhibit -E. The original contract amount was $8,527,000.00; the final contract total after execution of all change orders is $5,562,217.66. Change Order No. 4 is included as Exhibit -B. The breakdown for final payment distribution _ to the Contractor (Wharton -Smith Inc.) is as follows: a.) Original Contract Amount $8,527,000.00 b.) Net Change from previous Change Order Nos. I thru 3 -$2.813,380.47 c.) Contract Price Prior to this Change Order $5,713,619.53 d.) Net Decrease of Change Order No. 4 -$151,401.87 e.) Contract Price with all approved Change Orders $5,562.217.66 f.) 1 Amount Paid to Date by the County $4,970,751.98 g.) I Final Reconciliation Payment to Contractor $591.465.68 RECOMMENDED ACTION Staffs recommendation that the additional County expenses of $129,600 be deducted from monies due the Contractor and that the BCC approves issuance of the final payment to the Contractor of the remaining balance. The amount and disbursement of the final payments shall be as outlined in the "Disbursement Summary" included at the end of this Section. The staff of the Department of Utility Services recommends that the Board of County Commissioner; approve the above -outlined project reconciliation and authorize the Chairman to release final fimds to Wharton -Smith, following the above -listed conditions. Final payments are detailed below: a) Authorize Change Order #4, which includes payment to the engineering consultant (Camp Dresser & McKee Inc.) in the amount of $71,600 (Refer to Exhibit -D) for the additional engineering services rendered during construction of the wastewater treatment facility. December 7, 1999 103 BOOK j j I F,iGE L53