Item S09
BOARD OF CUli~TY CO,"11\1ISSIOJ"liERS
AGt:N U,-\ ITEM SlT'lMARY
\1eet i ng Date %:'p~er.Llber 21, 2005
Division:
Count\. A ttur~:
BLllk Ilenl.
Yl2S
No XXX Staff Contact Pers,on: Natileene W, c.f!~.~tJ
AGt:NIJA I1'EM WORDI~G:
Arrr()\(i] () [' cllntrdct <lmt'ndrllerH behH:en ,Hun rue ('oun~r and llle l(n1 ~r (.;rou!J. Inc.,
\...hich removes llle requirement that the archi1ect approve changt:' orders. for tht: /<reeman
.fuSIlt'l' ( 'en1l'r project and {O lake appropri ate action based upon the rh:mTlJllendal ion or
the Coutlt; Engineer and the County Attorney
ITEM BACKGROll~D;
Due to IIw architect' s refusal to approve or Ji:-;a.rpruve ~hang~ orders, and/or llle
An.:h itects late <Ippro\'al or disapproval 0 f change orders {he construction of t he f'rceman
.lU~lice Huilding has. heen neld up and is about to cease.
rR.:VIOl.iS Rn,t:".ANT ROCe ACTION:
On J Line 16. 2004. the Board appn.,ved a.......ardi ng the prime contract to construct the
heemat/ .IU,\(fC~' ( 'una w Ihe hHl"U (TroUP, fflc' On July 20, 2005, the Board approved
an a mcndmcnt to till: contHK1. bet\~.ccn /lw frmeJ' (;n mp, IIk._ and,HmJ1'oe ('OIrIJl)'.
"","hich authorized the removal of the requirement that the ArchlTect approve change
orders on t he project
CO\TRACT!AGHE t~'\1 E.'T CU..\~G~:S:
Remove lilt Tel[ LllremenL thaI the Archited approve change orders and corres.pnm.ling
Change OJ de!" Dil ect~\ eS. j{}J. lhe l reeman .I11..,rJCI.} eemct.
STAFF RECO\l\t["DA TIO"S:
Appro.....e recommendatiun at met':ting
TOTAL COST:
Bll DGETED:\.ES
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<":OST TO COt'~T\":
SOt RCt~ OF H':"IdlS: N/..\
RE\"F..\TF.: PROf)l:Cl'C~ VES
~o XX A\-tOliNT PER ,"lO.\TH~\.car :\/A
APPROVED BY: CUl.mt)' Atl~. XX O\1B/Purdlasing _ Risk '\.-hlnagcment
OIVJSJO~ DIRECTOR APPROVAL: .-QJ~j~ .1 9/!l7/o ~..
lJonn R. Collins, Count)' Attorney)
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AGEN DA Item#-
CONTRACTAMENDME~TTO
CO~TRACT BET\VEE~ J\H)~ROE COll~TY BOARD 01' COI\1.\1JSSlO~ ~~RS
AND THE TOWER GROUP FOR THE FR[['"lA," Jl!STICT CE~TER
Till S Arvl LN DML r\ T (herein after .. Amendment'.) to the C. ontract bel".., een
OViner and Contra(,:t.or (herei n after "Contract") is made and emered into th~s day
of ___. ]OlLO:;;. by and b(;tween l\..lOHroe Coum~' Board or County. Commi.sslOtlCrs,
{herein a neT ,,(' ounty'). a political ,>ubdi \.i sion of 111e Sute of Florlda and Tne Tower
Group (herein after 'TOl1tr~ctOr'.}.
WI T1\E SSETH
\VHEREAS. un lIlt' 17lh day or J lme. 2fJ04, lhe pal1les enlcrcd i mo the CorMan for the
constll!CtiOll of the hcc-man Justice Center: and
WHEREAS, C. ount\' hu,> aulhmiz~J the amendment to rt:[JlO\e the requirement that the
'\n; hired appro\.e Lhange order,> and lhf: (' ontradm has a1,>0 agret:d to the removal or the
requiremelll, now lheref()re
11\ CO:\SIDER.ATIU1\. oflhe mutual pmml;;es contatned herein, the- panics hereby agree
as iollo~\ s.
l Par;:lg.raph 7 I :? of the General Conditions of the Cotnmct shall be amended as
[(l11uws
7. ].2 j\ Change Order shall he ba..ed upon agreement among the Ov.;ncr, and
Construction \.1anagec a COns.truclion Change Directive require agreemf:nt by the
Owner. Cotlsuuuion !\1anager and rmi\" or may not he agreed to hy the Contractor; ;:In
order for ami nor chi:! ngL' In the W or~ may be issued by the Al chitect al()n~.
2. Paragraph 7 2 1 of the General Conditlons. of the Contracl ~hall be amended as
Cllll{jw~.
7.2. 1 A Change Order is a written i f1s,tru mcnt prepared by {he C onslruClion
\1anagel and signed hy th~ Ovyner, (Ollstnldion f\..1anager and Conuactor. stating their
agrcC'm('m upon aU of the fol lowing:
l a d1ange in the Wmk.
2 the amount of rhc adjus{mcnt in the COnlract Sum. if an)"; and
-' the ~xknt of the Iidjustmcl1t in the Contrac{ Tllne, if any
3 An.\ and all ducumentation related to a propos~d Cha ngc Order Of C OHSlruclion
Chang~~ D i rccti\e shall slill he s.ubmjued to the /\rchitect for its revi cw and approval in
accordance with the procedure ~el flnth in the Contract. Should the Archilect nol act
llme! y v". it h respect to issuance of Changt' Order{ ~) or (' onstmctiOIl Change Direct l \'c( s),
or ~hould the .A rchitcct reject or otl1envi~e fai l to approve a Change Order or Constructi... e
Change Di reCli .....t' that the OV/ner So project rcprcscnlali"l es or C onstructioll \.1<:\nagcr
bel ievc sbould be issued, tnen, in accordance \\"ith thi s Amendment lo Paragraphs 7 1 :2
cmd 7 2 l above, Change Onler(s.) and/ur Con:=.truction Change Djrccrivc{s) may be issued
\.vilhnutllle agreement of the Architect.
4. This Amendment ~haU be ctTcCll\"C on and rctroa<...11ve to July 20, 200:< v\:hen il \\35
appJo\.ed by the Buard (lrCounty Commissioners-
'i The rcma i n i tlg terms of the Corltract. not inc:on1';istelll herev.,..ith, shall remai n in iu H
force al1d effect
11'\ \\/n:-;F:S S WHFREOL lhe panies herew have executed this Contract A mCrLdment on
the dare statd above
Allest: DA0i~ Y L. KOLHAliE, eLL KK
Hy.
~lO A KD Or COl')JTY
CO\1i\.1ISSI0r\}.J{S OF \..10~ROE
COUNTY. FI.QRlDA
I)qmtv Clerk
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\Vj{ness
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By:__...
Title.
MONROE COUNTY ATTORNEY
APPRPVED A$TO FORM: ,..
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.r ~ATILEENE VI. CASSEL
ASSISTANT CC;Jr> TY ....TTORNEY
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Section 00500
** CU~~.=:H PM;:': UNI.r' **
Standard Form of Agreement
Between Owner and Contractor
where the basis of payment is a $TJPULA TED SUM
AGREEMENT
made as of the 16th day of June in the year of TWO THOUSAND FOUR
(in ~. indialtfl ddr. "IQflt/j.:md yew.)
BETWEEN the Owner:
(N~ and addres!$)
Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
500 WhJtehead Street
Key West, Florida 303040
and the Contracto r:
(Name Md address)
The Tower Group
405 Southwest' 48th Avenue
Davie, Florida 33325
For the followjng Project Freeman Justice Center,
('rrcrude detailed description of project, Jackson Square Comp~ex - 500 Whitehead
location, aacJress and scope) Street. Key West, Ftorida 33040
SCOPE: Construction of a new three ~tory court hQuse Building at the Jackson Square Complex, l~lduding
Instaliation of site utilities. trrigation. landscaping, grading. paving aM draina.ge.
The Arch itect is:
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Stephanie Coffer S g
Monroe County Construction Managemer'li ~ ~
1100 51 monton Street o? . r-
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Second Floor --: Room 2-21 6 g~, - ~
Key West, Flonda 33040 ~~.~.
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The Construction Manage r is;
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Gonzalez Architects
32 East Bay Street
Savannah, Georgia 31401
The Owner and Contractor agree as set forth below.
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6/7/2004
AGREEMENT BETWEEN OWNER AND CONTRACTOR
00500-1
2 n18 Contractor agrees that ....h8Uler or not 8ny dHI8Y, regardless oj cause. shail bo
the ~J('lS;~ fo~ an exte'1sior' of t;rTle ~1e snail t1a:'JC' no claim iJg81nst the Owner [or Con5tr~I::;tion
rv.a"lilg or for 3n ,flCrOdSC !n the C"Jntr act price n or a clai~Y1 a;lail1st tt: e Owner or CCrlstruct io'l
r,/ 3:ag sr for d :caYlre-rt Dr allowance Of any Lt,1 pli for aamag e, ioss or ex pgW:)B ~csu Iti ng fro n'
deidys: n ~r shall the Cont~aclor have allY daim for darnaw~. :OS5 (Jr 8xpHrl se resu Itlng fro 1~1
interruptions to. or suspen S:O~l of, tlis work to enable ottler contractors to pGtiorm thei r work.
Ttlc on Iy remedy available to the Contracl or shall be an extBf1sior1 of time.
6.3 Owner's R ~g ht to Clean Up
f 3 1 !f a di~plitc arises among the Contractor. Ott1U Codractors and the a..-mer as to the
rcsponsi blli~Y under Hlei r respective contracts for majptal nir1g ~he prem :ses and su rro undinC]
arC3 frD8 from waste mi'lterials a nd rubbish as described in Paragrapi-, 3. 1 5. the Ownec nlay
dBan up and aUocate the cost among those responsible as the Construction Manager. in
consultation witt1 the Archftect, determines to be Ju.'5t.
ARTICLE 7
('H:\!'olGES l:"\' THE WOK!:'.
7.1 Changes
7.1,1 Changes in the Work may be acr.:omplished after execution at the Contract. and without
inval~dating the Contract, by Char-,ge Order, Construction Change Directive or order for a mmOr
change in tt1e Work, subject to the limltatlOns stated i'l this Arlicle 7 and elsewt1erc in tole
Contract Documents.
7.1 .2 A Cr,ange Order shall be based upon agreement among lhe OWfl8r, Construction
Manager, Architect and COrltmclor; a Construction Change Directive require agreement by the
Ov'mer, Construction Manager and Archihxt and mayor may not be agreed to by thp.
Contractor: an order for il minor ct.angc in the Work may be issued by the Architer.t alone.
7.1.3 Chaflges in tt18 Work shall be petiormed under applicable provisions of the Contract
Documents, and the 2ontractor shall proceed promptly. un~ess other,ovise pro'"ir.sd in th:3
Chango Order, CUJ1struc1ion Ch3~ge Directive or order for a minor change ill the War..::
7.1 .4 I; unit [Jrices arO stated in the Contract Documents Of subsequently ag reed upor" ancl it
quantities originally contemplated are so ct1angc-d in a proposed Change Ordc-r Or Construction
Changc Dtrectlve that a.pplication of such unit prices to quantities of Work pfOpD~,xi wllI cause
substantial i neq LJ ity to the Owner Or Contractor. the applicable unit prices shal! be cq U Itably
adj uSloa.
7.2 Change Orders
72 1 A change 0ider is a written instrunlent prGpared by the Construction Manager arid
slg rled oy the Owner, Conslr;;ction Manager, Architect alld Contractor, stal ing their agrcemert
upon all of the follcwi nq:
.1 a r;hange ~n ~he Vol o~k
.2 tnc ap10unt ot tt1 e adj ustment in th C' Contrac~ Su m, If any: and
-3 the extent of the adjustment .,n tho Contract Time. it ar-,y.
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G aieral Cond IIIOnS uf tt' c Contract fo: ConstructiOf1
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