Norwalk Facilities Construction Commission

Norwalk Facilities Construction Commission March 4, 2009 Minutes (Draft) CITY OF NORWALK NORWALK FACILITY CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING MARCH 4, 2009 ATTENDANCE: Mayor Richard A. Moccia, Joseph Beggan, Richard Tavella, Richard Bonenfant, Glenn Iannaccone, Steven Kerschner, Dr. Dan Cook STAFF: Alan Lo, Building and Facility Manager, Amar Shamas, Gilbane, CALL TO ORDER The Mayor called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING January 7, 2009 ** MR. BEGGAN MOVED THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 7, 2009 ** THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 7, 2009 MEETING AS SUBMITTED. NORWALK SCHOOL PROJECTS The Mayor said that he had not applied for any “Shovels in the Grounds” for school projects because Norwalk had just completed renovation of a number of schools. Mr. Bonenfant asked if there was any possibility of the State not paying their reimbursement for the school projects. The Mayor said that he did not believe that this would happen. Norwalk High School Mr. Shamas said that there were still some punch items and that the list was becoming shorter. He said that the “as builts” and manuals have been turned over to the school. There are some corrections that remain to be done and the Fire Marshal needs to do a final inspection. Mr. Lo then reviewed the budget figures with the committee. He said that there were a number of items that were less than $15,000 that still needed to be addressed. The Mayor said that the Committee needed to wait until the final closeout before dealing with the other issues. He said that he does not wish to exceed the current budget of 41 million dollar. City of Norwalk Norwalk Facility Construction Committee Regular Meeting March 4, 2009 Page 1 The discussion then moved to the concern of potential of freeze-up of the fire suppression line located next to the fan for the pool. The Mayor said that if there were safety issues involved, then the issues need to be addressed. Mr. Shamas said that there was another issue with glycol in the heating system. The Mayor said that it would be important to compile a list in terms of priority and costs. Review only, changes approved by staff: PCO#00296 ($ 8,228.93) Decrease GMP Credit for deleting 10 fan coil units not per A/E direction and due to field conditions. spare units were turned over to NPS. PCO#00404 ($ 4,096.00) Decrease GMP Credit for un-used portion of Drywall trade allowance within O&G’s GMP. PCO#00408 ($ 7,121.18) Decrease GMP Credit for un-used portion of Steel trade allowance within O&G’s GMP. PCO#00411 $ 5,182.92 Increase GMP Provide misc. demo and carpentry work on T&M basis at various locations within the building. PCO#00412 $ 4,842.44 CM Contingency Provide work associated with epoxy of column straps and misc. carpentry at plumbing chases. PCO#00413 $ 2,392.21 Increase GMP Final bond costs reconciliation for flooring contractor. PCO#00414 ($ 2,436.00) Decrease GMP Credit for labor only for installation of articulating arms for lap tops per NPS direction. PCO#00415 $ 1,880.43 Increase GMP Provide additional hand sink at the kitchen area per Health Dept. request. PCO#00416 $ 1,860.10 Increase GMP Provide floor bumpers at all stair well doors as directed by A/E. PCO#00417 $ 998.01 Increase GMP Provide additional light switches at Rooms C309, C310, C327 per RFI #203. PCO#00418 $ 1,800.13 Increase GMP Provide GFI receptacles at chemical feed pumps at boiler room per A/E direction. PCO#00419 $ 2,482.00 CM contingency Provide additional Fire Alarm service work in order to clear up troubled zone areas. PCO#00420 $ 22,668.15 Increase GMP Provide new fresh air intake air grilles at exterior façade for unit ventilators throughout the building. Replacement requires lift. PCO#00422 ($ 17,364.05) Decrease GMP Credit associated with work at AC6 and AC7 per A/E direction. PCO#00423 $ 3,265.80 CM Contingency Misc. repair and service work at existing City of Norwalk Norwalk Facility Construction Committee Regular Meeting March 4, 2009 Page 2  HVAC distribution system at various locations throughout the building. PCO#00424 $ 11,890.99 CM Contingency Provide mechanical work on T&M basis at various Unit Ventilators, due to existing condensates drain piping conditions. PCO#00425 $ 20,620.00 Increase GMP Provide electrical work, labor and materials Associated with Chillers panels due to physical constraints at boiler room. PCO#00426 $ 8,317.45 Increase GMP Provide misc. building controls work at various locations throughout the building per A/E directions (RFIs). PCO#00428 $ 3,581.74 CM contingency Provide pipe insulation at existing piping located at the boiler room due to existing conditions. PCO#00429 $ 3,510.18 CM Contingency Provide demo and plumbing work to relocate acid waste piping located at the Servery area due to field conditions. PCO#00430 ($10,000.00) Decrease GMP Credit associated with deleting HVAC trade allowance. PCO#00431 $ 4,753.02 CM contingency Provide concrete trench demo and infill for underslab electrical work at the Servery area due to field conditions. PCO#00432 $ 1,020.00 CM Contingency Provide additional controls work at unit ventilators per A/E direction. Roton Middle School Mr. Shamas said that the appropriate documents have been filed. Ponus Ridge Middle School Mr. Shamas gave a brief update on the finalization of this project. Review only, changes approved by staff: CA# 0022 $ 7,857.04 CM Contingency Provide misc. electrical work at various locations through the building for C of O work. CA# 0023 $ 3,296.91 CM Contingency Provide misc. additional painting and Touch up work throughout the building. CA# 0024 $ 5,244.55 CM Contingency Provide aluminum closure piece at 6 locations at end of classroom walls due City of Norwalk Norwalk Facility Construction Committee Regular Meeting March 4, 2009 Page 3  to field conditions. Nathan Hale Middle School Mr. Shamas gave a brief update on the finalization of this project. Review only, changes approved by staff: CA#0037 $ 2,662.00 CM Contingency Provide handrailing at the Auditorium stage per code and Building Official req. CA#0038 $ 3,682.52 CM Contingency Provide costs for premium labor portion for overtime work to meet schedule. CA#0039 $ 6,295.27 CM Contingency Provide repair and service work at master clock system due to field conditions. CA#0040 $ 1,483.00 CM Contingency Provide additional painting at Nurse area due to field conditions. Ben Franklin Central Heating system project update. Mr. Lo said that this project had gone through a process and that the energy reduction for half the season was $16,226, which is a 51.1% from 2006-7 and a 62.7% reduction for 2007-8. The Mayor said that for the next meeting the Committee needed to start thinking about what the focus should be for the next few months. The discussion then moved to the routine maintenance programs for the schools. Mr. Shamas then reviewed the maintenance programs for the co-gen and chiller systems at Norwalk High School. ADJOURNMENT ** MR. BONENFANT MOVED TO ADJOURN. ** THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. The meeting adjourned at 6:00 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Sharon L. Soltes Telesco Secretarial Services City of Norwalk Norwalk Facility Construction Committee Regular Meeting March 4, 2009 Page 4