MOU - Underground Work in City ROW Proj No. 120-052R - NIPSCO

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Explanation for MOU: This is due to the city already having their contractor (Milestone Contractors North, Inc.) working at this intersection and planning on mobilizing in April 2022 to finish the surfacing of the Mayflower/Sample intersection. If Nipsco were to have to come back after our contractor was done with the new paving and stripping, they then would come in and tear up our newly placed pavement to perform the work on their 20” casing removal. That means that they would now have to pay to mill and resurface the whole east half of the intersection. By the City allowing Nipsco to get their work done first we held off our contractor and asked them to come back immediately after NIPSCO’s underground work to complete the surfacing of the whole intersection as originally planned. This will also avoid issues with our contractor on pavement responsibility in case the surface unravels at some point prior to the 3-year maintenance bond required on our project contract. We could not see our contractor completing the surface and then having a Utility Company come in after the fact and tear up the newly placed surface and stripping. Trying to be proactive. The city wants to make sure that it looks like a finished product and not a patched-up site. We are putting too much money ($350K) into rehabbing this intersection. The city is requiring a reimbursement of $6,800.00 (62 tons of Surface at $110.00 per ton). The unit price is based on the unit price on the ongoing project with Milestone Contractors North, Inc. NIPSCO agrees with the city’s request. Regards, Toy