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Rampart Streetcar Restoration Phase 2: Amendment Request to Barnes Electric's Contract
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DESCRIPTION: Requesting Board Authorization to Amend Walter J Barnes Electric contract to include changes for new pole foundations
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RECOMMENDATION:
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To authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and amend Walter J Barnes Electric's contract for Rampart streetcar restoration for an additional not-to-exceed amount of $250,000 for the construction of a new foundation for an OCS pole - an unforeseen condition that is critical to maintaining the current schedule.
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The Rampart streetcar line was severely damaged because of the Hard Rock Hotel collapse in 2019. RTA completed a damage assessment and design for the repair of the track and overhead catenary system. A damage assessment was completed by RTA contractor and at the time all OCS pole foundations were believed to be existing. RTA design firm prepared a drawing package based on the previously assessed conditions. A construction contract was awarded to Walter J Barnes Electric (Barnes) in October 2022.
Barnes submitted its initial permit application to the City of New Orleans in November 2022. That permit application has been delayed by the City for several months pushing back the original anticipated restoration of service date from June 2023 to January 2024. The permit was just approved by the City to begin most of the work, except the start of the corridor at Elysian Fields and St Claude. That intersection is controlled by DOTD as it is a state highway (LA 46).
Since the survey, additional work was done at the site as part of demolition and debris removal associated with the building collapse that staff and the design team were not aware of. During the preliminary preparation by Barnes, it was recently identified that there was either no ...
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