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Canal Street Ferry Terminal Project: Amendment Request to Woodward-APC's Contract
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DESCRIPTION: Requesting Board Authorization to Amend Woodward-APC's contract to include repair work to the Jackson Avenue Barge |
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ACTION REQUEST: ☒ Approval ☐ Review Comment ☐ Information Only ☐ Other |
RECOMMENDATION:
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AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:
Amend Woodward-APC's contract to included additional Jackson Ave. Barge repair work for the Canal Street Ferry Terminal project.
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ISSUE/BACKGROUND:
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In September 2020, at RTA's request, APC Construction completed additional testing to the Jackson Avenue Barge. These tests were to confirm the barge did not sustain damage due to the critical state observed back in May 2020. While APC's Naval Architect concluded that new damage did not occur, existing damage not previously identified was discovered. In order to place the barge safely into revenue service, additional repair work is required.
RTA has requested to add additional improvements to the temporary berthing design in order to improve operability. These include widening the access gangway to allow for faster movement of passengers, demolishing the stair tower, additional utilities, and ballast system repairs. These were previously value engineered out of the project due to budgetary constraints.
This amendment does not include improvements made to the permanent barge. An amendment for changes to the Permanent Barge will be submitted upon completion of the redesign.
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DISCUSSION:
The plan is to use the Jackson Avenue Barge as the Temporary Berthing during construction of the new Canal Street Ferry Terminal. While testing was completed in 2017, as the barge has remained inactive and adjacent to an active Mississippi River, it has sustained additional wear and tear. APC's Testing results have been provided to Infinity Engineering, who recently completed the repair design.
Added items will reduce operational functions, as well as allow the RTA to maintain shorter headways. While these added items are not needed to put the temporary berthing into revenue service, they will improve overall operational efficiency.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The rough order of magnitude to complete the additional repairs is $610,000, and will be funded through Grant LA 2017-019.12.73.00, which has an available balance of $1,130,629. Staff will continue to negotiate this price down as the pricing is finalized. The following is a breakdown of the $610,000 cost:
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Cost of Work Not Previously Identified |
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Cost of Improvements Recommended By Ferry Operations |
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Tow Barge to Repair Site in Morgan City Dry-dock Barge |
$50,000 |
Demolition of Stair Tower |
$91,000 |
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Dry-dock Barge |
$24,000 |
Repairing Ballast System |
$129,000 |
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Sand Blasting and Painting Barge |
$78,000 |
Additional Utilities |
$50,000 |
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Additional Testing and Surveying |
$6,400 |
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TOTAL |
$339,400.00 |
TOTAL |
$270,000.00 |
NEXT STEPS:
Upon Board approval, staff will amend Woodward-APC's contract to include repair work in their contract.
During the performance of this contract, staff will conduct ongoing dialogue to the Board during the project development.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Board Resolution
2. Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) of Jackson Avenue Barge Repair Work
3. Potential Change Order Tracking Log
4. Contingency and Savings Tracking Log
Prepared By: Stephen Mitchell, Infrastructure Project Manager, Infrastructure Department smitchell@rtaforward.org
Reviewed By: Lona Edwards Hankins, Chief of Infrastructure & Planning Infrastructure Department lhankins@rtaforward.org
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Alex Wiggins Date
Chief Executive Officer