Agenda Item
Meeting Date:
3/27/2025 - 6:00 PM  
Category:
Purchasing  
Type:
Action  
Subject:
13.16 Change Order Twelve to Building Envelope Repair and Window Replacement at East Ward Elementary School Contract 9710  
Strategic Plans:
Priority 1.5
1.5 Develop a capital strategy aligned with the Long-Range Facilities Plan and strategic plan to modernize all facilities, and plan for enrollment projections, academic programs, and community needs.
 
Enclosure:
 
File Attachment:
 
Summary:
WHEREAS, bids were received electronically on Thursday, June 1, 2023 after public advertisement for Building Envelope Repair and Window Replacement at East Ward Elementary School. Request for bids were issued to twenty-one (21) vendors with six (6) vendors responding; and

WHEREAS, the Newark Board of Education awarded a contract to Spartan Construction, Inc., 399 Oak St., Suite C, South Amboy, NJ 08879 during the June 20, 2023 Board Meeting in the amount of $6,048,000.00. An additional twenty percent (20%) in the amount of $1,209,600.00 was approved for encumbrance as a contingency allowance; and

WHEREAS, change orders one and two were approved during the March 28, 2024 Board Meeting in the amount of $219,304.05; and

WHEREAS, change orders three through seven were approved during the June 18, 2024 Board Meeting in the amount of $237,678.00, including a $501,171.00 credit; and

WHEREAS, change orders eight through eleven were approved during the January 23, 2025 Board Meeting in the amount of $227,126.90; and

WHEREAS, change order twelve provides for additional Asbestos-Containing Materials (ACM) and plaster repairs adjacent to the door replacement locations in the amount of $92,347.82; and

WHEREAS, change order twelve was reviewed and approved by Carlos Edmundo, Acting Executive Director of Facilities Management and Krystle Whitlock, Assistant School Business Administrator.
 
Funding :
Subject to availability of funds
10-12-000-400-450-351-000-000
20-20-487-400-720-351-000-000
20-20-xxx-xxx-450-xxx-xxx-xxx
10-11-xxx-xxx-450-xxx-xxx-xxx
 
Recommendation to the Board
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Newark Board of Education accepts and approves change order twelve in the amount of $92,347.82, increasing the contract value from $6,732,108.95 to 6,824,456.77. The remaining contingency allowance will be $433,143.23.

EXPLANATION: To provide additional work to complete the building envelope repair and window replacement project at East Ward Elementary School.
 
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Nicole Yarbough - Purchasing Manager
Signed By:  
Ty-Shanique Addison - Principal Fiscal Analyst
Signed By:  
Carlos Edmundo - Acting Executive Director
Signed By:  
Krystle Whitlock - Assistant Business Administrator
Signed By:  
Sherelle Spriggs - Director Support Services
Signed By:  
Valerie Wilson - School Business Administrator
Signed By:  
Roger León - Superintendent
 
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Daniel Gonzalez Moved, Member Josephine Garcia seconded to approve the Original motion 'NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Newark Board of Education accepts and approves change order twelve in the amount of $92,347.82, increasing the contract value from $6,732,108.95 to 6,824,456.77. The remaining contingency allowance will be $433,143.23.

EXPLANATION: To provide additional work to complete the building envelope repair and window replacement project at East Ward Elementary School.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 7 Nay: 0 Abstain: 1.
The motion Carried 7 - 0
   
Helena Vinhas     Yes
Allison K. James-Frison     Yes
Kanileah Anderson     Yes
Crystal Williams     Abstain
Daniel Gonzalez     Yes
Hasani Council     Yes
Vereliz Santana     Yes
Josephine Garcia     Yes