3-Allowance Authorization Release Form.pdf.pdf

This is an Allowance Authorization Release (AAR) form used by Hillsborough County, Florida for managing contract modifications and cost changes on awarded construction projects. The form serves as the official document authorizing contractors to perform additional or modified work within an existing contract framework, requiring signatures from both the contractor and county representatives, including the relevant department director and procurement services approval. The AAR form tracks cumulative allowance work by documenting the cost and time impact of each authorization, maintaining running totals of previous authorizations, available allowance balances, current authorizations, and remaining balances to ensure transparency and prevent budget overruns.

The form includes mandatory fields for contract identification, cost descriptions of allowance work, impact days, allowance amounts, and requires the contractor to waive claims for additional time extensions or monetary compensation beyond what is specified in the authorization. All costs associated with the AAR are the contractor's responsibility unless otherwise documented. The form requires approval signatures from the contractor, county witnesses, the relevant department director, procurement services, and legal counsel, with copies distributed to the County Administrative Office, Accounting, Fiscal and Administrative Support Section, and Procurement Services Department. This standard county form is applicable to the Southshore Sportsplex Phase 2 construction project valued at $12,650,011.00 for base bid items and $2,769,574.00 for alternate bid items.