Board of Airport Commissioners

18. RESOLUTION NO. - First Amendment to Contract DA-5569 with WE O’Neil Construction Co. of California: To increase the contract amount by $238,557,192, for new total of $324,420,268, covering construction services for the Midfield Satellite Concourse South Project at Los Angeles International Airport; and appropriation of $277,580,839 for said project\nPURPOSE: This item is to approve the First Amendment to Contract DA-5569 with WE O'Neil Construction Co. of California for construction services for the Midfield Satellite Concourse (MSC) South Project at Los Angeles International Airport. The new MSC South will serve as the extension of the West Gates at Tom Bradley International Terminal and will provide eight (8) new Aircraft Design Group III gates upon completion.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: Adoption of the Report requesting that the Board of Airport Commissioners determine that this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article II, Section 2.i of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines; approve the First Amendment to Contract DA-5569 with WE O'Neil Construction Co. of California; further approve an increase of $17,828,809 in the budgeted owner's contingency, to bring the total owner's contingency to $26,415,117, which can only be utilized through change orders authorized by the Chief Executive Officer, or the Board of Airport Commissioners; further approve appropriation of $277,580,839 to the Midfield Satellite Concourse South Project that includes $238,557,192 for said First Amendment, $17,828,809 in additional owner's contingency, and $21,194,838 in other Los Angeles World Airports costs; authorize the Chief Executive Officer, or designee, to approve and execute change orders to the contract up to the budgeted owner's contingency of $26,415,117 for the project provided that, prior to execution of any change order in excess of $500,000, the Board of Airport Commissioners shall first have reviewed and authorized execution thereof, and such authorization shall have become final pursuant to City Charter Section 245; and further authorize the Chief Executive Officer, or designee, to execute said First Amendment after approval as to form by the City Attorney. (Hans Thilenius)\n18 report