HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/18/2000 - STAFF REPORTS (6) Date: October 18, 2000
To: City Council
From: City Engineer
APPROVE THE RELEASE OF LIQUIDATED DAMAGES WITHHELD FROM MERCURY
CONSTRUCTION.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council approve the release of liquidated damages that were
withheld from Mercury Construction as part of City project# 99-08, Boys & Girls
Club Gymnasium Remodel. The total amount of liquidated damages to be
released is $3,320.00.
BACKGROUND:
On January 3, 2000, Mercury Construction and Restoration Services began
construction on City Project# 99-08, Boy and Girls Club Gymnasium Remodel.
The original date of completion for this project was February 16, 2000. The
Project was not considered substantially complete until May 4, 2000. The
majority of this extensive delay was due to the non availability of specified sports
equipment, particularly: Wall and Column pads, and folding bleachers. These
delays were clearly outside of the control of Mercury Construction and the
majority of this additional time was added to the contract. However, there was a
total of eight working days that were identified as days in which Mercury
Construction was directly accountable. This delay of 8 days was due to a dispute
between Mercury Construction and one of their suppliers. Per specifications, the
City was required to withhold liquidated damages for these days at the agreed
rate of$415/day, totaling $3,320.00.
The Boys & Girls Club staff has requested that the money withheld be released to
Mercury Construction due to the fact that the facility did not suffer any actual
damages as a result of these delays. The Boys & Girls Club Staff also stated that
the work done by Mercury Construction was of a very high quality and that they
were very satisfied. It should be noted that with the exception of the sports
equipment items mentioned above, all work was completed by the originally
specified completion date.
This $95,000 project was approximately 85% funded from Community
Development Block Grant monies with the remainder paid by the Boys and Girls
through the Capital Projects fund.
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Boys & Girls Club Gymnasium, CP 99-08
October 18, 2000
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Sufficient funds to cover this change order were encumbered when the project was
awarded and are therefore still in account number 261-1395-63531, Boys and Girl Club
Improvements.
David J. Barakian ohn aymo
City Engineer a velopmn Director
APPROVED:
City Manager �-
REVIEWED BY DEPT.OF FINANCE
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MINUTE ORDER NO.
APPROVING THE RELEASE OF $3,320.00 IN
LIQUIDATED DAMAGES THAT WERE
WITHHELD FROM MERCURY
CONSTRUCTION AS PART OF CITY
PROJECT # 99-08, BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
GYMNASIUM REMODEL
I HEREBY CERTIFY that this Minute Order approving the release of$3,320.00 in liquidated
damages that were withheld from Mercury Construction as part of City project#99-08, Boys
& Girls Club Gymnasium Remodel, was approved by the City Council of the City of Palm
Springs, California, in a meeting thereof held on the 18" day of October, 2000.
PATRICIA A. SANDERS
City Clerk