Change Order No 2 & PCA - Old Clay Utilities Sewer Lining Proj No. 117-087 - Selge Construction Co., Inc.

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Selge Construction Co., Inc. 2833 S. 11th Street - Niles, Michigan 49120 P: 269.684.0842 F: 269.684.0846 Memorandum To: Toy Villa, Construction Mgr. From: Robert P. Kuhns, P.E. RE: Old Clay Sewer Project Project No.: 117-087 Project Timeline Toy, This project has been ongoing for several years now. As you know, the project was initially bid on December 19, 2017. The scope of work for the original bid called for the lining of an existing 30” clay sewer and installation of a 24” HDPE bypass line to be installed underneath the access for Indiana Toll Road Plaza 77. The completion date for the project was May 4, 2018. Ms. Sue Ellen Doudrick, assistant city engineer at the time, was the project manager assigned to this project. In talking with Ms. Doudrick post bid, she expressed concerns with regards to health and safety in the CIPP lining process based on a “recent” published report. Talks turned to upsizing the initial 24” bypass line to a 30” sewer line and abandoning the existing 30” clay line in place. Upon her request, Selge Construction Co., Inc. (SELGE) provided a proposal for upsizing the proposed 24” sewer line and abandoning the existing 30” clay sewer with flowable fill. This proposal was accepted by Ms. Doudrick and the City of South Bend. Regardless of the change in pipe size, a large area in which to stage, fuse, and install the HDPE pipe was needed. A long, gradual access ramp was required to make it possible to successfully pull the large diameter HDPE into the ground. It was agreed by all parties that the fields adjacent to the west side of the toll road access road was the best location to excavate this ramp as the east side would require asphalt pavement removal. The field is owned by the Sisters of Holy Cross (THE SISTERS). Ms. Doudrick contacted Danch, Harner and Associates (DANCH) to draw up the temporary easement and paperwork needed for the sewer installation. SELGE worked with DANCH on the size of area needed. The easement paperwork took until the end of May 2018 to complete. South Bend released SELGE of the May 4th completion date until the easement and change order process were complete. Once the easement paperwork was complete, Ms. Doudrick approached THE SISTERS about requiring the easement.