WA9601-CS 980319 8333 Douglas Avenue, #820 Dallas, Texas 75225-5816 Fax (214) 361-0204 Phone (214) 361-7900
ROSS L. JACOBS, P.E.
RONALD V. CONWAY, P.E.
JOHN W. BIRKHOFF, P.E.
soE R. CARTER, V.~. March 19, 1998
GARY C. HENDRICKS, P.E.
I. C. FINKLEA, P.E.
Landmark S uctures. Inc.
1665 Ha on Road
F~ ~6177
Re: City of Coppell
Wagon Wheel Ranch Elevated Storage Tank
Project No. WA-96-01; Bid No. Q0198-03
Gentlemen:
The City Council of the City of Coppell, at their regularly scheduled meeting on March 10, 1998 accepted
your proposal for construction of the Wagon Wheel Ranch Elevated Storage Tank project in the amount of
$2,191,628.00.
We are enclosing five (5) copies of the Proposal, Standard Form of Agreement, Performance Bond and
Payment Bond for your execution. Upon completion, please return all copies to our office for insertion into
the full contract document sets.
We are also enclosing one set of project specifications. Please provide a certificate of insurance in
accordance with Item 1.26 the General Provisions of the Noah Central Texas Council of Governments
Standard Specification for Public Works Construction, and Item 1.26 of the City of CoppeWs Special
Provisions. Please note that you are to purchase and furnish an Owner's and Contractor Protective Liability
Policy with the Owner as the insured and the Engineer, their agents and employees as addition insureds.
These insurance requirements apply to all subcontractors on this project as well.
Finally, the City of Coppell's attorney has reviewed the contract documents and has suggested changes. We
are enclosing a copy of his comments for your review and consideration. If these changes to the contract
documents are acceptable, we will prepare a change order to incorporate the new language.
If you have questions concerning any of this information, please contact our office.
c~c.'l°s~V~F. sKenneth M. Griffin, P.E.
03/17/98 09:53 CITY OF COPPELL ENGINEERING ~ 214 561 0204 N0.027 Q02
.. MAR 16 '98 17:05 FR N[;-~OLS JCKSON DLLRD 2i~ 965 001~ TO '9~3~43570 ' F.-ErZ~j
NICHOLS, JACKSON, DR, LARD, HAG~,~ & SMITH,
At~mcy$ ~ C,4~ms~lor~ at Law
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March 16, 1998
I
VIA FACSEM]LE 972/304-3570
K~n Cyriffin
City Engineer :
City of CoppeU
255 Parkway Boulevard
P.O, Box 478
Coppell, Texas 75019
RE: 8~veeifications and Cont~.=.dct Documents for tht Construction of Wagon Wheel
Ranch 2. 0 M, G, iEltvatei Storage tant~
Dear Ken:
Upon r~iew of the Contract Documents for Wagon Wheel Ranch, we sugg~sI th~
following changes to ~he contract.
In Article ~.1 we suggest the addition oF the fol]owing language at the ~d of the
paze~r~ph: ~
"CONTRACTOR assumes all ri~ks regarding unknown or latent site c~nditions,
underground utilities and facillti~s and any ~,nd all ambiguities and/or defects in the project
plans and speeific, ations." :
In addition, in Section 1.36 Delays; Extension of Time; Liqu:idated Damages, we suggest
the addition oFthe following language at the end of the paragraph:
"No olaim$, damages or causes of action shall be made or asserted by the Contractor for
daxtulges of any kind or nature resulting from hindrances and delay~ from any cause
(except where the work is stopped by order of the Owner) during the progress of any
portion or the work embraced in this r, ontraet, notwithstanding any term or provision
~5/17/98 09:55 CITY OF COPPELL ENGINEERING ~ 21~ 361 020~
· MAR 16 '98 ~7:B5 FR N~-wOLS JCKSON DLLRD ~la 965 0010 TO '~3~5570
Ken Griffin
March 16, 1995
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contained herein to the contrary. It is the iment of the partit:s that the Cont~a~tor's sole
aztd exclu~ve remedy shall be to r~ues~ additional time as a change order in accordance
with thc procedures set forth in tkis Contract, which reque~'~ shall not be uru'easonabty
withheld ."
TM~: you for your att~tion to t~is m~tcr, ff you ha~e any questions L~ ~his re~m'd,
plea~ ~lo not he~itat~ to contact m~.
Very truly yours,
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NICHOLS, JACKSON, DILLAKD,
HAGER & SMITH, L.L.P.
P'~er G. Smith /
PGS/ttl
NICHOI.5, JACKSON. DII,LARD, EAGER & ~MI'rH, L.L.F.
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