HomeMy WebLinkAbout20477 - RESOLUTIONS - 10/16/2002 RESOLUTION NO. 20477
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING PROJECT ADMINISTRATION
PARAMETERS INCLUDING CONTRACT AWARD AND
CHANGE ORDER AUTHORITY FOR THE FIRST PHASE
CONVENTION CENTER EXPANSION/REMODEL PROJECT
AND APPROVING THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR
BIDDING.
WHEREAS the voters have approved the expansion of the Convention Center; and
WHEREAS the City Council has established the project as a high priority and has set a fast-
track completion target of March 2003; and
WHEREAS to help ensure the timely completion, the City Council is desirous of establishing
special change order authority and establishing project administration parameters; and
WHEREAS the architectural firm of HNTB has completed the plans and specifications forthe
first phase project,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED as follows:
Section I. The City Manager is hereby authorized to appoint a Project Administrator and
is authorized to award Trade Contracts up to $100,000 on this project.
Section 2. For the Phase One Convention Center Expansion/Remodel project, the
appointed Project Administrator is hereby authorized to execute all necessary
contractual documents on behalf of the City and is authorized to approve
cumulative change orders equal to a total of 7.5% of the total of the project
budget of $2 million which authority is commutatively $150,000, subject to
regular report back to City Council, within 30 days of each approved change
order. When the amount of $150,000 is exceeded, all additional change
orders shall be approved by City Councii.
Section 3. The plans and specifications entitled"Palm Springs Convention Center Phase
1, Kitchen and Springs Theater Reconfiguration" are hereby approved for bid
solicitation.
ADOPTED this 16thday of October 2002.
AYES: Members Hodges, Mills, Oden, and Mayor pro tem Reller—Spurgin
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Kleindienst
ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
City Clerk City Manager
REVIEWED&APPROVED AS TO FORM