WHEREAS, The Township of Jackson awarded contract for CDBG Renovations and Alterations for Jackson Township Senior Center to Magic Touch Construction on April 8th, 2025, in the amount of $207,300.00; and
WHEREAS, the Township of Jackson authorized change order #1 through Resolution 233-2025, on June 24, 2025, in the amount of $35,379.86 representing a 17.07%; and
WHEREAS, the Township of Jackson authorized change order #2 through Change Order #2 through Resolution 267-2025, on August 12, 2025, in the amount of $4,385.42 representing a 2.11% change order amendment, resulting in an aggregate amount of $39,765.28 and an aggregate change order percent of 19.18%.; and
WHEREAS, During Magic Touch Construction’s completion of the original scope of work and the additional work authorized by Change Orders, both the Contractor and the Owner identified deficiencies in the original building construction during the Building Subcode permitting and inspection process. To address these issues, the Contractor has submitted an itemized work request, included in the enclosed Change Order No. 3 (Final) in the amount of $5,448.47, which also includes an adjustment for as-built contract quantities. This represents a 2.63% change to the contract, resulting in a new aggregate amount of $45,213.75 and a total change order percentage of 21.81%; and
WHEREAS, the Township of Jackson’s design engineer, and the contractors engineer have certified as per N.J.A.C 5:30-11.9(b) and N.J.A.C 5:30-11.9(c) the necessity and justification certification regarding the change orders in excess of 20% due to unforeseen circumstances; and
WHEREAS, the Township will file a notice indicating the additional amount to be expended, the original contract price, the nature of the original and additional work and why it is necessary to expend the additional funds; and
WHEREAS, a copy of the advertisement shall also be filed with the clerk and be available for inspection by the public; and
WHEREAS, the municipal clerk shall report to the change order to the Director on an appendix to the contracting unit's annual budget in 2026; and