Title/Name/Summary
Elevated Tank # 1 - Additional Design Engineering and Oversight Fees
History
On January 17, 2022, the Village Board approved Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd (CBBEL), as the design and oversight engineer for the rehabilitation of Elevated Tanks #8 and #10. Era-Valdivia was awarded the contract for the rehabilitation project, and work began on Tank #10 in 2023. While Tank #8 was supposed to be completed that summer as well, Era-Valdivia was unable to fulfill the contract. Tank #8 was descoped from Era-Valdivia’s contract, and Public Works chose to combine Tank #8 with the project scope of Tank #1.
CBBEL subsequently provided a supplement for planning and design engineering for combining Tanks #8 and #1 as one project, which also included Tower Logo Modeling and Rendering Preparation, Photometric Calculations and Electrical Design for Lighting and Security Camera Design, and Chlorine Analyzer Installation Design. However, the supplement did not include additional fees for Construction Observation.
Jetco Ltd, who was awarded the contract for the rehabilitation of Elevated Tanks #8 and #1, began construction on Tank #8 in the early spring of 2024, and was completed that summer. Construction on Tank #1 began in the summer of 2024, with the expectation that it would only last a single construction season and be completed by December of 2024. Unfortunately, a number of complications significantly impacted the construction timeline and ability for Jetco to complete the project on schedule. The primary issues are outlined below:
- Weather: Construction was delayed due to issues with the weather, both from rainfall and ambient temperatures below 55 degrees, which impacted the ability for coating systems to be applied.
- Lead Times: Material lead times for certain piping, valves, paint products, and steel materials for the new base bell ceiling impacted delivery and the contractor’s installation.
- Cellular Antennae: Coordination with the ce...
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