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Fort Scott delays payment on overlay; commission seeks documentation after smoothness dispute
Summary
The commission tabled a $2 million pay request related to a city overlay project after contractors, the city engineer, KDOT inspectors and the city disputed whether work violated contract specifications; staff will collect documents and reconvene.
The Fort Scott City Commission on Dec. 3 voted to table payment on a contractor pay request for a recent road overlay after lengthy debate over whether the contractor followed contract specifications and whether on-site direction altered the work.
The pay request, submitted by Heck and Wicker (contractor name per packet), covered asphalt overlay and paving fabric on a heavily traveled city route. City staff and contractors told the commission that the overlay felt “bumpy” and that KDOT inspectors raised concerns about the construction method. City engineering staff said the contract…
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