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 20, 2025
SUBJECT: Final Payment, Release of Retainage and Change Order No. 4 (IRC-1505)
Construction of 66th Avenue Roadway Widening (49th Street to 69th Street)
IRC-1505, FDOT FM 436379-1-54-01 & 436379-1-54-02
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BACKGROUND
On April 26, 2021, the Board of County Commissioners awarded Bid No. 2021018 to Halley Engineering Contractors, Inc. in the amount of $32,728,137.85 for roadway improvements for 66th Avenue from 49th Street to 69th Street which consists of the widening and reconstruction of the existing roadway to a 4-lane divided roadway section with 5 bridges located within the project limits. Also included are five-foot bike lanes, stormwater drainage improvements, pavement markings, traffic signals and landscape and irrigation improvements.
ANALYSIS
Change Order No. 4 is to make final adjustments to the current contract price of $34,329,232.34 for a decrease to the contract by $1,322,311.29 resulting in a final contract price of $33,006,921.05 and to make final contract time adjustments.
Halley Engineering Contractors, Inc. has completed the project and has been paid $31,550,006.87with $1,660,526.68 held in retainage. Halley Engineering Contractors, Inc. has submitted Contractor’s Application for Payment 1505-49 FINAL in the amount $1,456,914.18 ($1,660,526.68 for retainage and ($203,612.50) for a final payment due of $1,456,914.18).
BUDGETARY IMPACT
Funding in the amount of $1,456,914.18 is budgeted and available from the following accounts:
Account Name: Optional Sales Tax/66th Ave/49th St - 69th St
Account Number: 31521441-066510-07806
Amount: ($203,612.50)
Account Name: Traffic Impact Fees/District 2/66th Ave (49th St - 69th St)/Retainage-Halley Eng Contractors
Account Number: 102-206002-07806
Account Amount: $302,776.22
Account Name: Traffic Impact Fees/District 1/66th Ave (49th St - 69th St)/Retainage - Halley Eng Contractors
Account Number: 104-206000-07806
Amount: $228,326.36
Account Name: Optional Sales Tax/66th Ave (49th St - 69th St)/Retainage - Halley Eng Contractors
Account Number: 315-206001-07806
Amount: $1,129,424.10
PREVIOUS BOARD ACTIONS
Three change orders have been approved by the Board of County Commissioners to date. Change Order No. 1 incorporated redesign of the 66th Avenue Bridge over the North Relief Canal for a reduction to the contract total in the amount of $55,000.00 and was approved on September 21, 2021. Change Order No. 2 was approved on April 12, 2022 and provided construction of a modified bridge design to widen 53rd Street Bridge over Lateral A Canal from 3-lanes to 5-lanes in the amount of $841,817.35. Change Order No. 3 provided construction of a signalized intersection at 66th Avenue and 53rd Street to improve safety in the amount of $814,277.14 and was approved by the Board on January 31, 2023. The contract total after approval of all three change orders is $34,329,232.34.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommended Action
Staff recommends approval of Change Order No. 4 and payment of Contractor’s Application for Payment No. 1505-49 FINAL in the amount of $1,456,914.18, once all subcontractor final lien releases have been received.