It is recommended that the City Council authorize execution of Amendment No. 1 to the Enhanced Community Facilities Agreement with Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., City Secretary Contract No. 46479, for the reconstruction of Norwood Drive between Trinity Boulevard and State Highway 10 to extend the completion deadline to December 30, 2016 due to construction delays caused by related utilities improvements.

On December 18, 2012, (M&C C-26027) City Council approved execution of an Enhanced Community Facilities Agreement (ECFA) with Bell Helicopter for reimbursement in an amount up to $1,770,000.00 of the actual expenditures for the Project, including any curb, gutter, valley gutter, and sidewalk.  Funding for this reimbursement will be $1,000,000.00 from 2007 Critical Capital Program ECFA Funds and the amount of $770,000.00 from Transportation Impact Fees.  

On February 17, 2015, (M&C C-27187) City Council amended (M&C C-26027) to increase the scope and costs related to the Enhanced Community Facilities Agreement with Bell Helicopter for the reconstruction of Norwood Drive, and extend the completion deadline for the project from September 30, 2015 to December 30, 2015 to account for additional improvements.

Since that time, Bell's contractor, CD Builders, encountered extensive delays, in part due to difficulties in the relocation of a utility pole by AT&T at SH10 and Norwood Drive.  Due to these unanticipated delays, Staff recommends that the Agreement be amended to change the completion deadline from  December 30, 2015 to December 30, 2016.

This project is located in COUNCIL DISTRICT 5, Mapsco 53X and 67B.