City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: FEBRUARY 6, 2013
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RASHAD M. YOUNG, CITY MANAGER
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Consideration of a Resolution to Approve Change Orders to the City’s Contract with Lane Construction Corporation to Procure Additional Services for the Route 1 Transit Project. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: Consideration of an action to authorize the City’s Purchasing Agent to issue change orders for additional services to the City’s contract with the contractor for the Route 1 Transitway project, up to a total contract amount not to exceed $13,098,460.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council, by adopting the attached resolution, authorize the City’s Purchasing Agent to issue change orders to procure additional services within budget to the contract with Lane Construction Corporation for construction of the Route 1 Transitway, not to exceed $1,922,000 for changed field conditions, $1,734,000 for final design elements, and $1,400,000 for Transitway stations and amenities and $600,000 for transitway fare and real time equipment, signage and station furnishings. The maximum contract amount for the project including all change orders is expected to be $13,098,460, which is significantly below the original 95% State and federally funded project budget of $16,172,138.
BACKGROUND: The Route 1 Transitway (Transitway) is the first segment in a five-mile high-capacity transit corridor connecting Pentagon City and Braddock Road Metrorail stations. Much of the service will operate in dedicated transit lanes, providing residents, workers, and visitors with a fast, convenient, and comfortable connection to the regional Metrorail network, the emerging Potomac Yard developments, and key employment nodes.
The initial segment of the corridor is under construction along Route 1 between Potomac Avenue and East Glebe R...
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