HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-0618A Resolution Authorizing GM to approve Change OrdersResolution No. 2018-0618A
TROPHY CLUB MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1
RESOLUTION NO. 2018-0618A
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING GENERAL MANAGER
TO APPROVE CHANGE ORDERS
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTIES OF TARRANT AND DENTON
WHEREAS, Trophy Club Municipal Utility District No. 1 (the "District") is a duly created and
existing municipal utility district created and operating under Chapters 49 and 54 of the Texas Water Code,
as amended;
WHEREAS, Section 49.273(i) of the Texas Water Code provides that the board of directors of a
water district may grant authority to an official or employee responsible for administering a contract to
approve a change order that involves an increase or decrease of $50,000 or less;
WHEREAS, in accordance with the authority of the Texas Water Code and in order to avoid
project delays, the Board of Directors desires to grant its General Manager authority to approve certain
change orders to contracts for the construction, repair or renovation of District facilities, subject to certain
terms and limitations set forth below.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TROPHY
CLUB MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 THAT:
1. The facts and recitations found in the preamble of this Resolution are hereby found and declared to
be true and correct, and are incorporated by reference herein and expressly made a part hereof, as
if copied verbatim.
2. The Board of Directors of the District hereby authorizes its General Manager to approve a change
order to a contract for the construction, repair or renovation of District facilities subject to the
following terms and limitations;
a. The General Manager may not approve any individual change order that exceeds the lesser
of the following: (i) $50,000; (ii) 10% of the original contract price; or (iii) the contingency
approved by the Board, if any.
b. The General Manager may only approve change orders in an amount that when aggregated
with all other change orders approved by the General Manager within that contract does
not exceed the contingency of that contract;
c. In accordance with the restrictions set forth in Section 49.273(i) of the Texas Water Code,
once the aggregate of all change orders for a construction contract increase the original
contract price by more than 25 percent, additional change orders may be issued only as a
result of unanticipated conditions encountered during construction, repair, or renovation;
changes in regulatory criteria; or to facilitate project coordination with other political
entities;
d. The General Manager may not approve any change order that would extend the date of
completion by the project contractor except for weather-related extensions recommended
for approval by the project engineer;
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e. The General Manager's authority shall be exercised only when necessary to prevent project
delays that otherwise would be incurred if consideration of the proposed change order was
postponed until the next scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors;
f. All change order approvals by the General Manager shall be reported to the Board of
Directors at its next regular meeting; and
g. The General Manager shall not approve any change order that is not recommended for
approval by the project engineer.
RESOLVED, PASSED AND APPROVED this the I V day of June 2018.
ATTEST:
Stephen J. Lynn, . ec -tary/Tresurer
Board of Directors\
Gregory lson, P = sident
Board of Directors
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