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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 40667-A2 AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AGREEMENT FOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SERVICES FIRE STATION 42 STATE OF TEXAS CITY SECRETARY CONTRACT No.40(APE-1-A2. COUNTY OF TARRANT WHEREAS, The City of Fort Worth and RPGA Design Group, Inc. (Architect) made and entered into City Secretary Contract No. 40667 (The Contract)which was authorized by the City Council by M&C G-16991, the 20th day of July, 2007; and amended as Amendment No. 1 on 23`d day of September, 2010 in the amount of$33,850.00 plus$6,000.00 in reimbursable expenses; and WHEREAS, further amendment is necessary to reimburse the Architect as part of the design services agreement for additional design services for Site Adaptation and ARFF Modifications of the "Prototype Fire Station" ; and to attain LEED Certification Level-Silver NOW THEREFORE, City and Architect, acting herein by and through their duly authorized representatives, enter into the following agreement which amends the Contract: 1. Article 1.1, SECTION I - SERVICES OF THE ARCHITECT, the following paragraphs are added to read as follows: "Provide additional design services for additional structural design modifications of the"Prototype Fire Station"for Fire Station#42. The cost of this additional service is$17,400.00 plus up to$0.00 in reimbursable expenses. The scope of services is described more fully in the RPGA letter dated April 19, 2011, subject: Fire Station#42-Structural Engineer Additional Compensation Request, Fort Worth, Texas which is attached hereto as Attachment"A"and made a part of this Agreement and in the R. L. Woods and Associates letter dated April 14, 2011, subject: Fort Worth Fire Station 42-Spinks Airport, which is attached hereto as Attachment"B"." 2. Paragraph 1 of SECTION V-COMPENSATION TO ARCHITECT, is amended as follows: "The total compensation for all of the assignments to be performed by Architect as described in CHARACTER AND EXTENT of ARCHITECT'S SERVICES hereof shall be a fixed fee of $266,547.00 plus up to$11,750.00 in reimbursable expenses. " 3. All other provisions of this Contract which are not expressly amended herein shall remain in full force and effect. (The rest of this page is intentional left blank) OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TX EXECUTED this the day of 2011, in Fort Worth,Tarrant County, Texas. RPGA DE UP, INC. APPROVED: By: AM By: Javie . Lucio Fernando Costa Pre6ident Assistant City Manager APPROVA CO MENDED RECOR D: By: �, By: Dougla .Weirsig, P.E., DireUtor Marty Hendrix 464 Transportation&Public Works Department City Secretary �o acid** 2,_ APPROV ND LEGALITY: M&C Not Required jw j Contract Authorization By: grl d Douglas W. Black g xd Assistant City Attorney Q� °o o°*dd OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TX R P G A D E S l G N G R 0 U P, i N C. April 19, 2011 Dalton Murayama Architectural Services Manager Transportation and Public Works City of Fort Worth 319 W. 10th Street Fort Worth, Texas 76102 RE: Fire Station #42—Structural Engineer Additional Compensation Request Fort Worth, Texas Mr. Murayama: As we have discussed, attached is a letter from our structural engineer, R. L. Woods and Associates, requesting additional compensation for the structural design of Fire Station #42. In her letter, Ms. Woods explains her basis for her original fee of$13,000 based on a site adaption of FS#5. As we have developed FS#42, the changes that we have made structurally do not allow for duplication of the Fire Station#5 design as we originally anticipated. The current design, which includes larger spans and relocation of columns to simplify the structural framing from the perimeter framing, requires her to redesign the system without the ability to reuse the design she provided for FS#5. I'm' in agreement with Ms. Woods' description of the structural design requirements exceeding what we asked.her to include in her original proposal and I'm in agreement with her request for an additional $17,400 in fees. Please note that her requested total fee of$30,400 equals approximately 1% of the anticipated construction cost for the fire station which is in line for a new facility of this type and size with a structured foundation system. In hindsight it would have been better for us to establish the extent of the changes to FS #42 before asking Ms. Woods for a proposal for her services. As you are aware, it has always been RPGA's position to adhere to our compensation agreements with all of our clients and we ask that of all of our consultants as well. However, in this instance we feel Ms. Woods has a legitimate reason to request additional compensation for the structural design of Fire Station #42. We ask that you please review this request for additional compensation as soon as possible to allow us to continue with the completion of this project. l appreciate your assistance in reviewing this matter and if you have any questions regarding this request please call me at your earliest convenience. S'�acer ly, vier Q. ucio RPGA esign Group, Inc. 101 S.Jennings Avenue,Suite#100 Fort Worth,Texas 76104 (817)332-9477 FAX(817)332-9487 (888)TRY-RPGA www.rpgaarchitects.com R. L. 'Woods & Associates, LLC Sbuchmd and Forensic Engineering 1151 W.Pioneer Pkwy Arlington,Texas 76013 817-277-6686 817-277-6688(fax) woodsrl(2flash.net April 14,2011 Mr.Javier Lucio RPGA Design Group,Inc. 101 S.Jennings Ave,Ste. 100 Fort Worth,TX 76104 Reference: Fort Worth Fire Station 42—Spinks Airport Dear Mr.Lucio: R. L. Woods &Associates is requesting additional compensation due to the increased scope of work required for the above referenced project. Our original fee proposal from 2009 was based on our understanding that we would be essentially reusing a prototype (designed as FS #5) and modifying that prototype to duplicate framing for an additional apparatus bay, duplicating framing at the opposite end of the building to include an additional bay of sleeping quarters,and changing pier sizes as appropriate based on the site specific geotechnical report. As such, we provided a significantly reduced fee presuming most of the engineering design and drafting performed for Fire Station 95 could be reused for the new fire station. However,the numerous changes that occurred for FS 42 since the time of our proposal (many at the request of Owner)have made it impractical to reuse any of the previous structural engineering design. This project has now become a total redesign, and as such, requires a fee commiserate with the full scope of services required. Applying the same fee percentage rate that we used on FS #5 to this project, our fee would be $30,400, which is $17,400 greater than the fee we currently have in place. We respectfully request that our contract sum be increased from the current$13,000 to$30,400 Sincerely, R.L.Woods&Associates,LLC Renate' L.Woods,P.E. Principal