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

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The change order to upsize the 30” sewer was approved on June 12, 2018, however, the negotiation with the Sisters of the Holy Cross went back and forth. One concern of THE SISTERS was the inherent crop damage since we were in the middle of the growing season. They wanted to push construction until after the crops had been harvested. There were other stipulations posed by THE SISTERS that the City of South Bend did not find agreeable. The easement negotiations came to a stalemate after several months of negotiation. This project was placed on hold until an agreement was reached. Without this agreement, the sewer could not be installed. Ms. Doudrick held this project for several years without any movement or agreement with THE SISTERS. SELGE inquired several times of Ms. Doudrick as to the status of the project and if it was still going to be constructed, but to no avail. It was not until you were handed the project in October 2021, Toy, that the project started gaining traction again. You asked Ms. Doudrick as to whether there were any other options and if she had any contact with Brian Cherry at the Indiana Toll Road (ITR) about the possibility of an above ground bypass. You spoke with him regarding our dilemma and viable options. Mr. Cherry was very cooperative and agreed to let the City of South Bend construct an above ground bypass. He forwarded you all the procedures and necessary permits, which you forwarded onto me. It was determined at that time the best course of action would be to just line the 30” sewer and walk away from the idea of installing a new sewer line. Based upon the time of year, it was not feasible to complete the project in 2021 as we needed to requote the CIPP lining and weather constraints with above ground bypassing. In early 2022, we had our revised lining numbers and determined that we could still construct the project within our old 2018 revised contract amount. At that point we filed the necessary permits with ITR and signed a contract with Inland Waters to line the sewer. They were scheduled and set to mobilize for the pre-lining video inspection. Upon lining submittal review by Mr. Josh Ehmer, it was determined that the 2017 lining specification was outdated. SELGE then signed a contract with Aegion (Insituform) for CIPP lining the 30” sewer. This delayed us 2 months by the time the paperwork was completed and through their legal department. With the paperwork finalized, we were able to finally schedule the work. We mobilized the week of July 25, 2022, to install the sewer bypass and have Aegion perform their pre-lining video of the sewer. Once the video was complete, Aegion was able to order the 30” sewer liner. The liner was delivered a month later. We remobilized the week of August 29, 2022, to reinstall the sewer bypass and complete the CIPP lining. The project was completed in its entirety by August 31, 2022.