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Board approves reduced change order and final pay to Peter Baker & Son for 2024 MFT project
Summary
Trustees approved a change order that reduced the 2024 MFT contract amount and authorized final payment to contractor Peter Baker & Son in the amount of $82,367.94.
The Village Board approved a change order that reduced the contract amount for the 2024 MFT (Motor Fuel Tax) pavement project and authorized the contractor's final pay application. Trustee Miller explained a change order represents an increase or decrease in a contract and said this one reduced the amount due. Village staff and the village engineer confirmed quantities and recommended the reduction.
Trustee Miller and others noted the new final payout will be $82,367.94; Trustee Miller said the reduction from the original contract was $131,673.16 (characterized in discussion as "just under 10%" of the original contract amount). The board voted to approve the change order and then separately approved the contractor's final pay application in the reduced amount. Trustees confirmed the action came with public works committee recommendation and engineering confirmation. The approvals were taken by roll-call vote and carried.
Discussion versus decision: trustees discussed the significance of cost savings and engineers' oversight; the formal decisions were approval of the change order and authorization of final payment.
