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Cowlitz County OKs $45,138.98 change order to close out Eric Creek culvert project; minutes and consent agenda also approved

5929739 · September 24, 2025
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The Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a $45,138.98 change order to finalize the Eric Creek culvert replacement, attributing the added cost to 21 days of utility delays. The board also approved minutes and the consent agenda by voice vote.

The Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a $45,138.98 change order for the Eric Creek culvert project and to finalize that construction contract. County Engineer Susan Eugenis told the board the cost increase stemmed from 21 days of delay while utilities were moved, and from additional temporary traffic-control and bypass equipment purchases.

The change order will close the 2025 construction project with Active Construction, Eugenis said. She told the board the project was 100% funded by the PROTECT program and that three earlier change orders had carried no net cost to the…

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