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037 .. PAGGI, MARTIN &DELBENELLP Consulting Engineers & Land Surveyors 037 \ 56 Main Street Poughkeepsie, New York 12601 845-471-7898 845-471-0905 (FAX) October 9, 2000 Town Board Town of Wappinger P.O. Box 324 Wappingers Falls, New York 12590 Attention: Constance O. Smith, Supervisor Reference: Wappinger Sewer TransmissionlTreatment Improvement Phase 3A, Contract No. 1 Proposed Change Order No. 1 Dear Supervisor Smith & Board Members: As you are aware, we are in the midst of the construction for the above referenced project. The project entails the installation of a sanitary sewer collection system for the area known as Wappinger Park just south of Hopewell Road, just west of Route 9. The Contractor for the project is Merritt Construction, Inc. The current specifications calls for the contractor to replace the pavement that was removed for the installation of the sanitary sewer with two (2) 2 %" lifts of binder course of blacktop. We had planned at that time for the Highway Department to top the entire roadway with approximately 1 %" - 2" of blacktop. As the subdivision currently has a central water system and a closed storm drain system, this construction should preclude the necessity of any major excavation in the area. During the early stages of the excavations within the Wappinger Park Subdivision, the Highway Superintendent, Graham Foster, observed that the roadway, the residents, and his department might be better served by deleting the installation of the above trench replacement pavement and allowing his Department to grind down the entire roadway and remove approximately 5"-7" of material, and then binder the entire width of the roadway. This will allow the existing unsuitable pavement to be removed and replaced with the new road. Of prime importance here is the fact that the removal of 5"-7" of material will allow the road to be replaced to a lower elevation and not cause any drainage problems, (As you are aware, in other sections of the Town, the constant repaving of the road(s) raises the road to such an elevation so as to sometimes cause drainage problems for existing structures). Joseph E. Paggi, Jr., P.E. Ernst Martin, Jr., P.E., L.S. Charles R. Del Bene, Jr., P.E. Constance O. Smith Town Board RE: WST/TIA-Phase 3A-1 Proposed C.O. 1 - 2 - October 9, 2000 The sections of road completed this year could then be entirely bindered, and next construction season, after the entire project is completed, the Highway Superintendent will put down a top course across the entire roadway. This will, in essence, make an entire newly constructed road. After review with the Highway Superintendent and the contractor, this office endorses Mr. Foster's proposal without reservation. The Town is under contract with Merritt Construction, Inc. to repave the trench with two (2) layers of binder type blacktop, including the installation of approximately 12" of subbase material (which is and will be continued to be installed). The unit price bid for this trench replacement pavement will need to be renegotiated with the contractor, Merritt Construction, Inc. The current unit price for this installation is $32.00/S.Y. The contractor has submitted a revised unit price of $ 11.62/S.Y. This reduction reflects the removal of the blacktop portion of the bid item, installation of approximately 17" of Item 4 subbase material instead of 12", and the appropriate profit margin the contractor had in it's unit price for the overall project. The net result to the original contract called for 3,605 S.y. of asphalt restoration at $32.00/S.Y., aggregating $115,360.00. If the new unit price is accepted, the amount of the item will be 3,605 S.y. at $11.62/SY aggregating approximately $ 41,890.10. This office in conjunction with Graham Foster, Highway Superintendent, and Charles Me'rritt, President of Merritt Construction, Inc. endorses this change order and would like the Town Board to authorize the same. Constance O. Smith Town Board RE: WSTITIA-Phase 3A-1 Proposed Change Order No. 1 - 3 - October 9, 2000 If there are any questions or if further supportive documentation is necessary, please do not hesitate to contact this office. Ve).-JulY yo.. ur~, ~ ~c?2 r Joseph E. Pag~i, Jr., .. . JEP:law cc: Hon. Vincent Bettina, Councilman Hon. Joseph Paoloni, Councilman Hon. Joseph Ruggiero, Councilman Hon. Robert Valdati, Councilman Hon. Elaine Snowden Albert P. Roberts, Esq. Graham Foster Charles Merritt Charles Del Bene, Jr., P.E.