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Coffey County approves $1.31 million payment to River City; approves change orders that reduce construction contingency
Summary
The Coffey County Commission approved payment application No. 13 to River City Construction for work on the Law Enforcement Center and signed two change orders that shift some work and reduce the project contingency by $5,748 and $2,712 respectively; the project guaranteed maximum price (GMP) was not changed.
Coffey County commissioners on Tuesday authorized payment of $1,310,898.36 to River City Construction for work on the county's Law Enforcement Center and approved two related change orders that alter component work and adjust the project construction contingency.
County counselor Wade Buie presented Application and Certificate for Payment No. 13, saying the contractor's request covered work completed in the billing period and retained amounts. Buie described line-item payouts to multiple subcontractors and noted the county's process for verifying stored materials and prior pay applications. "The payment that's due with the retainage taken out is $1,310,898.36," he said. The commission voted to approve the application; the motion was moved and seconded by Heatingham and Peterson and carried by voice vote.
The commission also approved change order No. 27, which replaces painted mezzanine steel with galvanized steel. The sheriff explained the rationale: painted mezzanines require frequent touchups and cleaning; galvanized steel was requested to reduce recurring maintenance. Buie summarized the pricing: the galvanizing option would add $7,876 for materials and galvanizing, while removing the painting scope produces a $2,400 credit, yielding a net $5,748 reduction to the project construction contingency if approved. The board approved the change order and directed the chairman to sign; Buie noted the deduction would come from the project construction contingency.
Change order No. 28 bundled three potential change items (PCOs 47, 51 and 54). The added and deducted items included a credit for revising the connector corridor roof drain ($3,733 credit), a $5,041 cost to add a sink hookup in the evidence-processing room (so evidence can be cleaned on-site rather than in bathrooms), and $1,404 for adding gas regulators to kitchen and laundry equipment. The net effect of the three items is a $2,712 reduction to the project construction contingency. Buie said the change orders do not alter the project guaranteed maximum price, which the paperwork lists as $25,712,855. The motion to approve change order No. 28 was moved and seconded by Thompson and Huguenen and passed by voice vote.
Buie and River City representatives told the board they are tracking contingency usage closely and that unused contingency returns to the county. Buie emphasized that most past change orders have been funded from the construction contingency and that River City is committed to delivering within the GMP. "None of the change orders on this project today have affected your GMP," Buie said.
The board approved the pay application and the two change orders in separate motions. The county clerk will process payment from the GL construction project fund (Fund 111) and file the signed change orders with project records.
