DEPARTMENT: Facilities Management
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Second Contract Amendment With Ebert Inc. For Law Enforcement Center Locker Room Expansion Project And Amend 2025 Facilities Capital Improvement Program Budget
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize the execution of a second contract amendment with Ebert Inc. to complete the construction in support of the Law Enforcement Center (LEC) Locker Room Expansion project in Hastings, MN. This project was included in the 2023 Adopted Facilities Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget.
SUMMARY
Dakota County's LEC has outgrown the space provided within the original locker room on the main floor, and a new second-floor locker room is now nearly complete, as was authorized by Resolution No. 24-251 (May 21, 2024). Two additional sallyports were added to this project by Resolution No. 24-515 (October 29, 2024), and the budget was increased by $143,500 when construction began. During construction, two unforeseen issues arose with costs that exceeded funds available within the project budget:
? The original block masonry walls were constructed in a manner that required additional leveling work prior to the installation of the new floors. This issue cost the project an additional $5,162.35.
? The project team found that an existing security wall was not constructed as anticipated. To create a secure perimeter at this location, the State of Minnesota Department of Corrections then required the addition of a security ceiling. This issue cost the project an additional $14,454.07.
Staff requests authorization to execute a second contract amendment with Ebert Inc. to incorporate the balance of construction changes incurred during construction of the LEC Locker Room Expansion project. This will require an amendment to the 2025 CIP authorized to move $20,000 from the Miscellaneous Projects set-aside from fund balance to increase the budget of the LEC Locker Room Expansion project to $...
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