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Medical Lake commercial‑kitchen bids come in under worst‑case; council to amend budget to cover remaining costs

5792793 · September 17, 2025
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Summary

City staff reported bids and change orders for the planned commercial kitchen in the municipal building; the lowest responsive bid plus change orders totaled about $361,378 and staff asked for a budget amendment to cover the remainder after ARPA funds.

City staff told the council that the commercial kitchen renovation originally budgeted with a mix of ARPA and city capital funds arrived with a revised contractor change order that brings the current total to about $361,377.55, Glenn Burton, parks and recreation director, told council members at the Sept. 16 meeting. The change order followed field discovery that the building has thicker concrete and other mechanical constraints not evident in initial estimates.

Background and bids: Burton said the original lower‑cost estimate…

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