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Sunrise approves amendment to City Hall construction contract after review of change orders; garage due at month'end, amphitheater roughly 30—5 days behind
Summary
The commission approved an amendment with Song & Associates to account for change orders arising as the city hall and municipal campus project moved from 90% to final construction documents. Staff said many items were design-level refinements and that negotiated amounts had been reduced from earlier estimates.
After a multi-point review of recent change orders, the Sunrise City Commission approved the 11th amendment to the project agreement with Song & Associates for the new City Hall and municipal campus improvements.
City Manager Mark Lobelski told commissioners that staff audited the change orders and concluded many items were the result of design refinements between the 90% plans used to set the guaranteed maximum price (GMP) and the final construction documents. "Although there were several items that were not at the 90% design level at the GMP, most of the change orders were a result of subsequent design changes and or insufficient allowance provided by Stiles at the time," Lobelski said.
Song & Associates' project representative confirmed the firm had negotiated downward from earlier, higher dollar estimates. The commission and staff discussed lessons learned about allowances and the importance of tighter estimates during the 90% GMP process.
Construction schedule notes provided in the meeting: the parking garage is expected to be available at the end of the month and the amphitheater about 30 to 45 days behind the garage. Staff said the garage will be available for staff use as of Feb. 1 and that the city would finalize parking assignments and the locations of electric-vehicle charging infrastructure ahead of public opening.
Why it matters: City Hall and the municipal campus are large capital projects with multi-million-dollar budgets and an extended delivery timeline. Commissioners said they wanted greater clarity on change-order drivers and to ensure future allowances are realistic so the commission and public are not surprised by subsequent adjustments.
Next steps: Song, the city manager and project staff will continue to manage contract administration and present updates to the commission; the commission approved the amendment by roll-call vote.
