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Heath council approves $101,438.48 change order and 120-day extension for Towne Centre Park after utility conflicts
Summary
Council approved two change orders for the Towne Centre Park contract: a $101,438.48 cost change (relocating a 12-inch water line, pond remediation and electrical primary work) and a 120-day time extension tied to general-conditions costs; staff said the architect reviewed the requested adjustments.
The Heath City Council approved two contract changes for the Towne Centre Park construction contract with Hill & Wilkinson after staff described unexpected subsurface utility conflicts and other delays.
Staff said Change Order No. 3 is a cost-only request of $101,438.48 to cover relocation and remediation tied to an unshown relocated 12-inch water line that conflicted with planned pond footings, additional standby/delay charges after a contractor encountered and repaired an old 3-inch line that filled the excavation, and electrical primary/conduit relocation and related work. Staff identified a $22,000 subcontractor quote to relocate the 12-inch line as part of the cost breakdown and said there is a credit for landscaping tied to shifting transformer locations.
Change Order No. 4 requests a 120-calendar-day contract-time extension to account for concurrent delay events and general conditions (on-site trailers, power and staff). Staff explained these additional general conditions are being addressed through contractor contingency and that the architect has reviewed and signed the requested equitable adjustments. Council members pressed for documentation such as rain-delay logs and confirmation of whether prior engineering records showed relocated lines; staff said some archival documentation from 2014 was located after the discovery and noted limitations of ground-penetrating radar for PVC lines without tracer wire.
Councilman (mover) brought the motion to accept both change orders; the motion passed unanimously. Staff said Hill & Wilkinson will work to achieve an April opening if possible but cautioned that wells, lead times for electrical equipment and weather remain scheduling risks.
What the changes mean: the approved cost change pays for specific relocation and remediation work and the time extension formally adjusts the contract schedule; staff noted the contractor contingency will absorb general-condition costs tied to the extension.
