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Committee OKs $46,002 change order to finish Evanston environmental equity investigation
Summary
The Administrative & Public Works Committee approved a $46,002.44 change order to MKSK’s contract to complete community engagement and finalize the Evanston Environmental Equity investigation, bringing the total contract to about $203,244 amid questions from council members about scope, local staffing and cost escalation.
The Administrative & Public Works Committee voted 4-1 to approve change order No. 1 for the Evanston Environmental Equity investigation, adding $46,002.44 to the consultant contract and increasing the contract total to about $203,244.
Environmental Justice Evanston leaders and residents urged the committee to approve the change order during the public-comment period. “The contractor has done an outstanding job of gathering and synthesizing the information available,” said Jerry Garl, who identified himself as co-chair of Environmental Justice Evanston. Janet Alexander Davis, a long-time Evanston resident, said MKSK’s outreach had been respectful of…
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