CHANGE ORDER #1 POOLE & KENT (S-931)

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-09-01 · resolution

Resolution R-751-26 (File Number 261435) ratifies Change Order No. 1 to Contract No. S-931 between Miami-Dade County and Poole & Kent Company of Florida for the South District Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Program Construction Package ST-2A Headworks 3, Oxygenation (O2) Trains 9 & 10, and Substation 57/58. The change order grants a 699-calendar day time extension with no additional fiscal impact. The project was completed. The contract was awarded on May 11, 2021, with a total amount not to exceed $107,605,400.00. The project increases the permitted average annual daily flow from 112.5 to 131 million gallons per day (MGD) and the peak flow capacity from 285 MGD to 305 MGD. The project includes construction of headworks, two oxygenation trains, odor control facilities, and installation of large diameter pipelines, including a connection to an existing 72-inch force main at SW 232nd Street. The project is located at WASD's South District Wastewater Treatment Plant in Commission District 8. The resolution was introduced on 8/14/2026, and the final action was on 9/1/2026. The decision was Adopted. The project was ratified by the Board via Resolution No. R-821-21. The Notice to Proceed was issued on August 30, 2021. The Substantial Completion Date was extended from November 19, 2023 to October 18, 2025, and the Final Completion Date from January 18, 2024 to December 17, 2025. The change order was necessary due to delays caused by third-party manufacturing issues, field coordination conflicts with adjacent Ocean Outfall Legislation (OOL) projects, and late design and startup-related issues. The project is necessary to meet the requirements of the State-mandated OOL pursuant to section 403.086(9) of the Florida Statutes. The contract was awarded with a 10.65 percent Small Business Enterprise (SBE) - Construction goal and a 2 percent SBE - Goods goal. The Contractor complied with the SBE goals. The project experienced six events that impacted the Contract's critical path: delays to Oxygenation Trains MCC Fabrication (425-day time extension), Headworks 3 Grit Collector and Conveyor MCC Bucket Modifications (76-day time extension, 38 days compensable, total cost $219,511.00), O2 Trains Exhaust Fan Wiring (75-day time extension, cost $16,614.00), Startup and Commissioning Delays (62-day time extension), Postponed Installation of the 72-inch Plug Valve (42-day time extension, cost $51,139.00), and Building Automation System (BAS) Master Panel Connection to Fire Alarm Panel (19-day time extension, compensable, total cost $164,574.00).