18th Street Addendums Clarified

City Officials confirmed this week that as of Monday, no change orders or addendums had been issued to either APAC, the construction company in charge of construction on the 18th Street Extension project, or to Garver Engineering, since the bid was let, except for one approved by City Council Nov. 1 on a "not to exceed $14,500" basis for possible additional administrative services from Garver Engineering.
All other addendums were issued prior to the bid letting, including one for $17,000 to Garver for the portion of Shundi from 18th to 9th street, widening to three lanes with curb and gutters, which was approved by City Council June 21, 2005. Another addendum of $15,000 was approved by Council on Aug. 2, 2005 for realignment of the roadway.
The total engineering contract now comes to $239,875, city officials said.
City Council must approve all addendums to the original contracts to either Garver or APAC Construction.
Nearly $125,000 was authorized previously for 13th Street Improvements to Garver Engineering, but $46,875 of that is being applied to the 18th street project. Some of the other monies paid to Garver for the 13th street project can be salvaged in the event that project should come back on line in the future, said Treasurer Lisa Allred.
The 13th Street project was to be a three-lane roadway with curbs and gutters and was estimated at $1.3 million, but utility relocation costs were deemed too high and the project was changed to 18th Street, city officials said.