CHANGE ORDER #1 WITH RIC-MAN INTERNATIONAL S-945

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-07-21 · resolution

Resolution R-643-26, File Number 261211, adopted by the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners on 7/21/2026, ratifies Change Order No. 1 to Contract No. S-945 with Ric-Man International, Inc. for construction of a 60-inch Force Main (NL-1A) (West Segment) along NW 162 Street from NW 6 Avenue to NE 8 Avenue. The change order increases the contract amount by $1,662,315.17 (from $19,314,785.95 to $20,977,101.12) and grants a 426-calendar day compensable time extension, extending the Substantial Completion Date from June 6, 2023 to August 5, 2024 and the Final Completion Date from August 5, 2023 to October 4, 2024. The project is approximately 10,000 linear feet of 60-inch Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe (PCCP) Force Main. The project has been successfully completed and this change order serves as final contract closeout. The change order addresses utility conflicts, roadway repairs, tree mitigation, pipe interconnection, asbestos cement pipe failures, and other conditions. The project is in Commission District 4, represented by Commissioner Micky Steinberg. The contract was awarded on January 7, 2021 and ratified by the Board on April 20, 2021 via Resolution No. R-343-21. The change order is funded through WASD Revenue Bonds Sold and Future WASD Revenue Bonds, with no impact to the General Fund. The project is in WASD's Fiscal Year 2025-26 Adopted Budget and Multi-Year Capital Plan under North District Force Main Network- Infrastructure Improvements, Program #9652101, Volume #3, Page #107. The change order includes $2,439,364.31 in additional costs, partially offset by a $56,150.00 Value Engineering credit and reallocation of $720,899.14 in unused Contract funds. The compensable time extension is $806,677.86 at a rate of $1,893.61 per day. The pipe interconnection cost is $687,529.39, tree mitigation is $394,260.99, asbestos cement pipe failures are $345,757.80, utility conflicts are $198,596.92, and road repairs are $6,541.35. The SBE participation upon approval: SBE-Con firms paid $1,212,276; SBE-Goods firms paid $441,097; SBE-Services firms paid $172,034. The Strategic Procurement Department reviewed the Contract for compliance with Resolution No. R-1001-15 on March 18, 2026.