SME change order prompts negotiation after spreadsheet error increases testing costs
SME told council a spreadsheet error calculated testing for two wells rather than eight, raising testing costs by $3,000 per testing; Council voted to open negotiations with SME, with SME absorbing two-thirds of increased costs and the Village one-third to be discussed at the next meeting.
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Aaron Reed of SME told the Council that a budget spreadsheet error had estimated collection and testing for two wells rather than eight, and that correcting the calculation would increase the Village’s costs by $3,000 per testing of all eight wells. The presentation framed the item as a contract change order tied to geotechnical and environmental sampling.
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