Dec 05, 2014
WHAT WENT WRONG
Contracts ArchivesConversations
Contract and Bid Documentation
Previous LFUCG Council Meetings, Video Feeds
with Citizens, Fellow Business Owners
OBLIGATIONS
“Folks have an obligation to show up and inquire…. Tonight, when we look out, I don’t see a vast array of folks from the South Limestone corridor present to complain about how we are proposing to move forward.”
- Mayor NewberryJuly 7th Council Meeting
Where was everyone?
RUSHED PROCESS
5/22 First public notice for bids
RUSHED PROCESS
5/22
6/1926 calendar days, 18 business days
RUSHED PROCESS
5/22
6/19
First public notice for bids
Bids received, opened
RUSHED PROCESS
5/22
6/19
6/29
First public notice for bids
10 days to evaluate bids
RUSHED PROCESS
5/22
6/19
6/29
First public notice for bids
Bids received, opened
Purchasing: One qualified bidder (ATS)
RUSHED PROCESS
5/22
6/19
6/29
7/2
First public notice for bids
Bids received, opened
3 days
RUSHED PROCESS
5/22
6/19
6/29
7/2
First public notice for bids
Bids received, opened
Purchasing: One qualified bidder (ATS)
First reading of ordinance
RUSHED PROCESS
5/22
6/19
6/29
7/2
First public notice for bids
Bids received, opened
Purchasing: One qualified bidder (ATS)
First public discussion of project
RUSHED PROCESS
5/22
6/19
6/29
7/2
7/7
First public notice for bids
Bids received, opened
Purchasing: One qualified bidder (ATS)
5 days (Holiday weekend)
RUSHED PROCESS
5/22
6/19
6/29
7/2
7/7
First public notice for bids
Bids received, opened
Purchasing: One qualified bidder (ATS)
First reading of ordinance
Second reading, approval of ordinance
RUSHED PROCESS
WHAT’S THE HURRY?
WHAT’S THE HURRY?
7/1/2010
WEG 2010
WEG 2010
WEG isn’t a sufficient reason
We can’t showcase Lexington
to the world by gutting our economic vitality
WEG 2010
“It would be pretty silly to have this beautiful streetscape and have a bunch of empty buildings along it...”
- CM Julian Beard
LACK OF CLARITY
LACK OF CLARITY
5/22
6/19
6/29
7/2
7/7
First public notice for bids
Bids received, opened
Purchasing: One qualified bidder (ATS)
First reading of ordinance
Second reading, approval of ordinance
LACK OF CLARITY
There was no public discussion
of the length and severity of the
South Limestone closure.
LACK OF CLARITY
7/1/2010
LACK OF CLARITY
7/1/2010Date mentioned in context of all four streetscape projects
LACK OF CLARITY
Did council understand?
LACK OF CLARITY
5/22
6/19
6/29
7/2
7/7
First public notice for bids
Bids received, opened
Purchasing: One qualified bidder (ATS)
First reading of ordinance
Second reading, approval of ordinance
LACK OF CLARITY
Did council understand?One week (including a holiday weekend) to understand a complex, 1000+ page,
multimillion-dollar contract immediately prior to summer break.
LACK OF CLARITY
Did council understand?
LACK OF CLARITY
“Those folks can’t stand one month of downtime, let alone 4 or 4 ½ months (whatever it’s up to now) of downtime…”
- CM Julian Beard
Did council understand?
OBLIGATIONS
“Folks have an obligation to show up and inquire…. Tonight, when we look out, I don’t see a vast array of folks from the South Limestone corridor present to complain about how we are proposing to move forward.”
- Mayor NewberryJuly 7th Council Meeting
Council (& LFUCG) have an obligation to communicate
with citizens in a transparent & timely fashion
COMPLIANCE
COMPLIANCE
3 major areas of concern:1. Access to Property2. Notice of Disruption3. Site Clean-up
COMPLIANCE
COMPLIANCE
Access to PropertyCONTRACTOR shall:2. Move stored products that interfere with the operation of
OWNER and/or property owners.5. Not interfere with the operation of OWNER and/or adjacent
property owners.7. Maintain continuous access to private property interests at all
times.
Limits on CONTRACTOR’s use of site are:5. CONTRACTOR shall not block any access to private property
and adjacent businesses
From SUMMARY OF WORK, Section 1.6, Subsections B & C.
COMPLIANCE
Notice of Disruption
COMPLIANCE
Notice to owners and authorities of properties adjacent to the work:A. Notify owners of adjacent property and utilities when
prosecution of the work may affect them.B. When it is necessary to temporarily obstruct access to property,
or when any utility service connection must be interrupted, give notices sufficiently in advance to enable the affected persons to provide for their needs. Conform notices to any applicable local ordinances and, whether orally or in writing, include appropriate information concerning the interruption and instructions on how to limit the inconvenience caused thereby.
From SUMMARY OF WORK, Section 1.8, Subsections A & B
COMPLIANCE
Site Clean-up
COMPLIANCE
CONTRACTOR shall:3. Obtain and pay for all additional storage or work areas
required for his operations
Project SiteCONTRACTOR shall confine construction equipment, the storage of materials and equipment and the operations of workers to the Project site and the land and areas identified in and permitted by the Contracts Documents […] and shall not unreasonably encumber the premises with construction equipment or other materials or equipment.
From SUMMARY OF WORK, Section 1.6, Subsections B & C;GENERAL CONDITIONS, Sections 5.13.1 and 5.13.2
COMPLIANCE
3 major areas of concern:1. Access to Property2. Notice of Disruption3. Site Clean-up
Technically, ATS appears in compliance with the
South Limestone contract.
The “Out” Clauses
COMPLIANCE
OWNER May Order Change:Without invalidating Agreement and without notice to any surety, OWNER may, at any time or from time to time, order additions, deletions or revisions in the Work.
EXTRA WORKThe OWNER, without invalidating the Contract, may order extra work or make changes by altering, adding to or deducting from the Work, the Contract Sum being adjusted accordingly.
From GENERAL CONDITIONS, Section 9.1;Repeated in multiple locations, incl. CONTRACT AGREEMENT, Section 8
COMPLIANCE
3 major areas of concern:1. Access to Property2. Notice of Disruption3. Site Clean-up
WORK ESTIMATES
WORK ESTIMATES
Estimates
Two construction seasons’ worth of work (Two years)
2Seasons
WORK ESTIMATES
PremiumEstimates
per Mayor Newberry, 7/7/2009
Two construction seasons’ worth of work (Two years)
2Seasons
1.5Million
$
WORK ESTIMATES
Premium WorkdaysEstimates
per Mayor Newberry, 7/7/2009
ATS Work ScheduleTwo construction seasons’ worth of work (Two years)
2Seasons
1.5Million
$
8Hours
WORK ESTIMATES
Premium WorkdaysEstimates
per Mayor Newberry, 7/7/2009
ATS Work ScheduleTwo construction seasons’ worth of work (Two years)
2Seasons
1.5Million
$
8Hours
7/1/2010
CONTRACT DESIGN
CONTRACT DESIGN
7/1/2010
CONTRACT DESIGN
7/1/2010No performance incentive to pull completion date forward
NOTE: This slide is incorrect.As Commissioner Webb outlined in his presentation, there is a small
incentive clause which I didn’t have in my bid materials. It amounts to about 1% of the bid price for pulling in the entire schedule by a month.
In a contract where time was of the essence, why
didn’t we include a performance premium?
NOTE: This slide is incorrect.As Commissioner Webb outlined in his presentation, there is a small
incentive clause which I didn’t have in my bid materials. It amounts to about 1% of the bid price for pulling in the entire schedule by a month.
WHAT WENT WRONG
Rushed Bid and Approval Process
Lack of Clarity about Project
Lack of Compliance with Contract
Work Estimates
Contract Design Issues
WHAT WENT WRONG
Rushed Bid and Approval Process
Lack of Clarity about Project
Lack of Compliance with Contract
Work Estimates
Contract Design Issues
Clear and timely communication
Compliance (w/ broken promises)
Better estimatingPerformance-based contracts
Unfortunately, all of this is backward-looking
It is only useful as we look forward to future projects
FUTURE PROJECTS
True Costs of Traffic
45 mins = 5% of waking hours
Retail Office Service Quality of Life
Not buying at stores or restaurants
Not working or producing
Not delivering goods and services
Not spending time with family and friends
TRAFFIC
Downtown
of Local Economy
8%
Impact
Hit to Downtown Businesses
-5%11
Billion
Lexington
Size of Economy
$
84 to 92Million
Business Costs$ $
Lost Business Attributable to South Lime Closure
A 2x economic multiplier assumed for loss calculations
TRUE COST
84 to 92Million
Business Costs$ $
Lost Business Attributable to South Lime Closure
360,000$
per Day
TRUE COST
How do we accelerate the South Limestone project from its current state?
The “Add” Clauses
ACCELERATION
OWNER May Order Change:Without invalidating Agreement and without notice to any surety, OWNER may, at any time or from time to time, order additions, deletions or revisions in the Work.
EXTRA WORKThe OWNER, without invalidating the Contract, may order extra work or make changes by altering, adding to or deducting from the Work, the Contract Sum being adjusted accordingly.
From GENERAL CONDITIONS, Section 9.1;Repeated in multiple locations, incl. CONTRACT AGREEMENT, Section 8
Ask for more people / effort from utilities
SEEDS TO SOLUTION
Ask cement company to stay open past 5PM
Deal with noise ordinances
Uncomfortable
Uncomfortable
Uncomfortable
We ask that Council unite to invest in speeding the South
Limestone project for the economic benefit of our city