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Cobb County DOT Change Orders & Supplemental Agreements . Georgia Chapter of ASHE Presented by Mike Cates Pre-Construction Engineer Cobb County Department of Transportation April 15, 2011. What Happens when a Change Order is required?. Change Orders & Supplemental Agreements. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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C O B B C O U N T Y D O T C H A N G E O R D E R S & S U P P L E M E N T A L A G R E E M E N T S
Georgia Chapter of ASHE Presented by Mike CatesPre-Construction EngineerCobb County Department of Transportation
April 15, 2011
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What Happens when a Change Order is required?
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•Major Impacts to Staff Time
•Board of Commissioners must approve
•Public Meeting, televised, newspaper, etc..
•Major impacts to staff time
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“Bad” Change Order….
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Original Contract $6,705,710.12Supplemental Agreement No. 1 $ 38,992.25Supplemental Agreement No. 2 $ 91,011.99Supplemental Agreement No. 3 $ 101,723.08
Supplemental Agreement No. 4 $ 45,902.50Supplemental Agreement No. 5 $ 38,312.37
Change Order No. 1 (final) $ 84,270.45
Revised Contract $7,105,922.76
SA # 1 Incorrect Identification of Water LineSA #2 Drainage not identified by surveyorSA #3 Owner directed (Added Sidewalk)SA #4 Incorrect Traffic Work (lengthened decel lanes)SA #5 Over-Run of Erosion Control QtysSA #6 Drainage and Asphalt Over-runs
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“Good” Change Order….
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Original Contract $8,750,220.30
Change Order No. 1 (final) $ (52,050.15)
Revised Contract $8,698,170.15
No Issues with Plans were discovered requiring Change Orders
One final Change order with a savings…….
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Common Causes of Change Orders
Survey – “missed” information Designer unfamiliar with Project Site Calculation of Quantities Looking at the plans in 3D Designer familiarity with GDOT Spec Book
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Survey Issues
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•Most Important part of the design•Investigation of missing drainage•Identification of Utility Easements•Correct Location of Existing R/W & PL
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Walking the Job…
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•Many designers do drive-throughs of the project site
•Few take the time to walk key parts of the job
•Should be done as soon as preliminary layout is created
•Should be done prior to turning in Prelim Plans
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QuantitiesCHAN
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• Read them and incorporate comments into the plans
Geo-Tech Reports
• Too dependent on Computer
Quantities
• Future Cobb Project – all consultants will utilize the same SOQ Sheets to be provided by Cobb
Should be calculated “sheet by sheet”
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Quantities
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Common Quantity Busts
Asphalt Items, GAB, Concrete, Retaining Walls
Leveling IssuesErosion Control – Mulch, Silt Fence
Always triple check your big
ticket quantities!
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Plans are 3D
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TSDesigners should take the XS, and at each station compare XS to Plan Sheets.
Do Construction Limits match?
Are we inside R/W & Easements
Are there existing ditches being filled in?
Is this slope appropriate?
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Spec Book
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Designers need to be more familiar with GDOT Spec Book Examples: 1. Pilot Holes – Pay Length is from top of ground not top of rock. 2. Grading Complete – What is included?
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THANK YOU
Mike Cates, Construction EngineerCobb County Department of Transportation
www.cobbcounty.org
Pictured: Construction on Windy Mac
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