TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Missie Barletto, Public Works Director
THROUGH: Jennifer Alvarez, Interim City Manager
DATE: November 10, 2020
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APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER NO. 2 REVISED SCOPE WITH SHIFF CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, INC. REGARDING THE EXPANSION OF THE DELRAY BEACH MEMORIAL GARDENS PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $127,221
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Motion to approve Change Order No. 2 revised scope with Shiff Construction and Development, Inc. regarding the expansion of the Delray Beach Memorial Gardens Project (No.18-020), in the amount not-to-exceed $127,221.
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Background:
The City of Delray Beach (City) owns and operates the “Delray Beach Memorial Gardens Municipal Cemetery” (Municipal Cemetery) located at SW 8th Street. The City has been operating the Municipal Cemetery at this location since as early as 1902. The cemetery presently has over 4,500 graves and is nearing capacity for new gravesites.
Last fall, City Commission approved Resolution No.124-19 to Shiff Construction for the development of several unused portions of the cemetery. The scope of work included demolition of an obsolete storage building, removal and clearing of an abandoned nursery area, new drainage, curbing and roads. Work on the four-acre expansion began in May of 2020.
On May 19, 2020, City Commission approved Change Order No.1 (C.O.). The added scope of work allowed for the immediate development of urgently needed gravesite capacity. Two hundred new plots were created and placed into use.
The objective of C.O. No. 2 is aimed at making improvements to the original scope of work. Changes include the use of St. Augustine (Floratam) grass in lieu of the specified Bahia sod. Using the same species of sod ensures compatibility with the city’s inventory of maintenance equipment, fertilizers, and pesticides. A new irrigation system is also included, the contractor will provide design & installation. Features such as a grid/looped ...
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