The request of staff for City Council is to review and consider for approval the attached deductive change order in the amount of ($316,021.86) and the final pay request in the amount not to exceed $134,097.18 from Hennessy Construction for the 2019 Library Renovations Project.

As Council may recall, the Library renovations occurred in two phases beginning in 2019 with the HVAC system replacement. In 2020 City Council approved RFQ 20-011 and selected Hennessy Construction as the “Contractor at Risk” for phase two of the project.  Included in the “Contractor at Risk” contract between the City and Hennessy Construction was a $1,800,000 guaranteed maximum cost for the construction phase. On April 10, 2021 a notice to proceed was issued to the contractor from the City and construction renovations (CRs) commenced on the second floor.

Major renovations included:

·   Re-construction of restrooms

·   Replacement of doors and door hardware

·   Security and technology improvements

·   Replacement of carpet and the installation of terrazzo flooring at the main entrance lobby

·    Stairway renovations

·    Room relocations and renovations

·    Interior painting

·    Solar power system installation

On January 18, 2022 the substantial completion form for the project was issued to the contractor from the City and on January 21, 2022 the City’s Development Department issued the contractor the certificate of occupancy for the building.  Finally, subsequent to documents being issued, the contractor supplied to the City all required documents listed in the construction contract between the City and the Contractor.