Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Authorizing the County Executive to sign Change Order CO-28 to Bid PW-24-028SB with Lincoln Construction, Inc. for the Construction at the New Start Center of Edmonds.
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DEPARTMENT: Facilities and Fleet
ORIGINATOR: Lance Meinhold
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approved
PURPOSE: To obtain Executive approval of Change Order 28 to Lincoln Construction, Inc.
BACKGROUND: The County and Lincoln Construction Inc. (LCi) entered into an agreement on December 19th, 2024, for the construction phase of the New Start Center of Edmonds. Plumbing angle stops were discovered to be broken during the course of construction. Water to the building had been turned off until construction repairs were underway. The broken angle stops could not have been found prior to water being turned back on. The existing wiring from existing panel to existing panel was not able to reach from new panel to new panel due to panel sizes. The condition could not be verified until the walls were opened up during construction. Multiple electrical junction boxes and receptacle boxes in the walls were discovered have been damaged in their existing conditions. The boxes were not visible until plates were removed for new connections during the course of construction. The electricians are required to replace the damaged boxes for fire-life safety reasons. Multiple electrical receptacles and switches were discovered to have been cracked or broken. The broken devices were located randomly throughout the building and were not readily apparent during the bid walk. The automated door operators were not shown on the electrical drawings issued with the bid set. The existing resident room doors had oversized holes due to multiple lockset having been installed in them at various times in the past. A trim kit was needed to cover the holes. The trim kits are far less expensive than replacing the doors. The project also needed an encoder to program the door ...
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