The Administration recommends the Board of Education authorize The School District of Philadelphia, through the Superintendent or his designee, to execute and perform amendments of contracts for change order modifications to on-going construction projects at various locations, as follows:

With:

Allstates Mechanical, Ltd. 

BSI Construction, LLC 

Ernest Bock & Sons, Inc. 

Five Star, Inc.

Geppert Brothers, Inc.

Hyde Electric Corporation

Madden Electric Associates, Inc 

Murphy Quigley Company, Inc. 

Robert Michaels and Associates, Inc. 

Smith Construction, Inc.

Purpose:  To pay additional amounts necessitated by change orders for ongoing construction projects

Start Date:  12/16/22

End Date:  Through project completion

Compensation not to exceed: $552,110

Separate Compensation by Vendor and Location:

Ernest Bock & Sons, Inc. - General Contract - Building Addition and Classroom Modification at Allen, Ethan Elementary School; $45,842 

Murphy Quigley Company, Inc. - General Contract - New Cafeteria at Blankenburg, Rudolph Elementary School; $25,523 

Smith Construction, Inc. - General Contract - Door Replacement at Catharine, Joseph W. Elementary School; $6,384 

Murphy Quigley Company, Inc. - General Contract - Annex Demolition at Lea, Henry C. Elementary School; $21,455 

BSI Construction, LLC - General Contract - New Construction at Peirce, Thomas May Elementary School; $1,075,951 

Geppert Brothers, Inc. - General Contract - Demolition at Peirce, Thomas May Elementary School; ($800,122)

Allstates Mechanical, Ltd. - Mechanical Contract - Major Renovation Phase 2 at Pratt, Anna B. Elementary School; $12,955 

Five Star, Inc. - Plumbing Contract - Major Renovation Phase 2 at Pratt, Anna B. Elementary School; $57,638 

Hyde Electric Corporation - Electrical Contract - Major Renovation Phase 2 at Pratt, Anna B. Elementary School; $18,626 

Allstates Mechanical, Ltd. - Mechanical Contract - Major Renovation and Addition at Richmond Elementary School; $8,528 

Ernest Bock & Sons, Inc. - General Contract - Major Renovation and Addition at Richmond Elementary School; $73,682 

Robert Michaels and Associates, Inc. - General Contract - Classroom Modernization at Vare - Washington Elementary School; $5,648 

Description:

This action item is to approve modifications to active construction contracts for new construction, major renovations, and life cycle replacement projects approved in the Capital Budget. The change order process addresses modifications to contracts for work that is added, deleted, or otherwise modified from the original project design and scope of work. Change orders occur due to design errors, design omissions, unforeseen conditions, and requests from the District to ensure completeness of the project. The Office of Capital Programs reviews, negotiates, and approves change orders subject to Board approval so that construction work is not interrupted due to change orders.

The total number of construction contracts relative to the change orders is 11, with a value of $57,788,570. For the month of November, the change order total is $552,110, which is .97% of the total value of the aforementioned 11 construction contracts. Our current change order rate on all open construction contracts is 2.84%, of which 1.03% are design errors and omissions, 1.03% are unforeseen conditions and 0.78% are owner’s requests.

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Funding Source:  FY 23 Capital Budget 

Related resolutions(s)/approval(s):

August 20, 2020; No. 12

April 22, 2021; No. 18

January 30, 2020; No. 24

November 19, 2020; No.7

September 23,2021; No. 13

January 28, 2021; No. 11

April 22, 2021; No. 16