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Park Service environmental review pauses Spring Street sewer phase; board asked to approve negative change order
Summary
Staff said the National Park Service requested unanticipated environmental studies for a portion of the Spring Street gravity sewer relocation. The city recommends removing 'Schedule 3' from Diamond Construction's contract by a negative change order of $2,761,003.92 and revisiting the work after studies are complete.
City staff told the Hot Springs Board of Directors Oct. 7 that the Spring Street gravity sewer relocation project must pause for environmental studies requested by the National Park Service, and staff recommended removing one contracted phase from Diamond Construction Co.'s scope.
City Engineer Gary Carnahan explained that Schedule 3 of the contract requires environmental work on National Park Service property that was not anticipated in bid documents. "When we met with the National Park Service they are requesting environmental…
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