TO: Board of County Commissioners
THROUGH: John A. Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator
Nancy A. Bunt, Assistant County Administrator
Addie Javed, P.E., Public Works Director
Adam Heltemes, P.E., Roadway Production Manager
Richard Reichenbach, P.E., Project Engineer
FROM: Jill Williams, Contract Support Specialist
DATE: June 24, 2025
SUBJECT: Release of Retainage and Approval of Change Order No. 1
Oslo Road and 90th Avenue Roadway Improvements (IRC-2215)
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BACKGROUND
The County is improving 90th Avenue to a 2-lane rural roadway with paved shoulders between 13th Street SW and Oslo Road, approximately 3,000 linear feet. Improvements to 13th Street SW between 90th Avenue and 86th Avenue SW are being proposed by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) in conjunction with the Oslo Road/I-95 interchange improvements. In addition to improving 90th Avenue, Oslo Road will be improved to a 2-lane rural roadway with paved shoulders between 90th Avenue and the western terminus of the FDOT Oslo Road improvements, approximately 1,600 linear feet.
ANALYSIS
Change Order No. 1 is to make final adjustments to the current contract price of $2,396,716.50 for a decrease to the contract by $227,474.62 resulting in a final contract price of $2,169,241.88 and to make final contract time adjustments.
Guettler Brothers Construction, LLC has completed the project and has been paid $2,060,779.79 with $108,462.09 held in retainage. Guettler Brothers Construction, LLC has submitted Contractor’s Application for Payment 2215-10 in the amount of $108,462.09 for release of retainage.
BUDGETARY IMPACT
Retainage, in the amount of $83,717.58, will come from the Traffic Impact Fees/District 3 Roads/90th Avenue & Oslo Road Corridor Retainage Guettler Brothers account, number 102-206000-22039. Additional retainage, in the amount of $24,744.51, will come from the Traffic Impact Fees/District 2 Roads/90th Avenue & Oslo Road Corridor Retainage Guettler Brothers account, number 104-206000-22039, for a total retainage of $108,462.09.
PREVIOUS BOARD ACTIONS
On September 13, 2022, the Board of County Commissioners approved Work Order No. 54 to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. to provide survey, geotechnical investigation, roadway design, and permitting services for the proposed roadway improvements to be made to the 90th Avenue and Oslo Road Corridor.
The Board awarded Bid No. 2024015 to Guettler Brothers Construction, LLC in the amount of $2,396,716.50 on April 23, 2024, for the Oslo Road and 90th Avenue roadway improvements project.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommended Action
Staff recommends approval of Change Order No. 1 and payment of Contractor’s Application for Payment No. 2215-10 in the amount of $108,462.09 for release of retainage once all subcontractor final lien releases have been received.