A. Definitions.

B. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to authorize the mayor or the mayor’s designee to direct contractors to perform additional work that does not materially change the intended scope of the project and to execute change orders in public work projects under certain circumstances without prior express council approval. Council retains the right to direct additional work or to authorize execution of a specific change order, even if this section does not require prior express council approval.

C. Public Work Under Five Hundred Thousand Dollars. The mayor or the mayor’s designee is authorized to direct contractors to perform additional work and to sign change orders on a public work project where the original contract value is under five hundred thousand dollars to the extent the sum of the change orders do not exceed twenty percent of the original contract value.

D. Public Work at Least Five Hundred Thousand Dollars and Less Than One Million Dollars. The mayor or the mayor’s designee is authorized to direct contractors to perform additional work and to sign change orders on a public work project where the original contract value is at least five hundred thousand dollars and less than one million dollars to the extent the sum of the change orders do not exceed an amount equal to one hundred thousand dollars plus fifteen percent of the original contract value that exceeds five hundred thousand dollars.

E. Public Work at Least One Million Dollars and Less Than Five Million Dollars. The mayor or the mayor’s designee is authorized to direct contractors to perform additional work and to sign change orders on a public work project where the original contract value is at least one million dollars and less than five million dollars to the extent the sum of the change orders do not exceed an amount equal to one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars plus ten percent of the original contract value that exceeds one million dollars.

F. Public Work of at Least Five Million Dollars. City council may by resolution authorize the mayor or the mayor’s designee to direct the contractor to perform additional work and to execute change orders for a public work project whose original contract value is at least five million dollars. If city council does not adopt such a resolution, then the mayor or the mayor’s designee is authorized to direct contractors to perform additional work and to sign change orders on a public work project where the original contract value is at least five million dollars to the extent the sum of the change orders does not exceed an amount equal to five hundred seventy-five thousand dollars plus five percent of the original contract value that exceeds five million dollars.

G. Time Extensions. The mayor or the mayor’s designee may extend contract time up to thirty working days or forty-five calendar days per change order without prior council approval, irrespective of the original contract value of the public work; provided, that the total of change order time extensions shall not, without prior council approval, extend contract time by more than (1) fifty percent of the original contract time, (2) thirty working days, or (3) forty-five calendar days, whichever of (1), (2) and (3) is greatest.

H. Exceptions.

I. Review. City council may review this section one year after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section. (Ord. 3267-12 §§ 1—3, 2012; Ord. 2761-04 §§ 2—10, 2004.)