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Council discusses BEA123/Camellia Street schedule; extension would push project completion into late November
Summary
City staff told council that design discrepancies and weather days have revised the BEA123 contract schedule and that a 45‑day extension for Camellia Street would push the project’s revised completion into late November.
Council members and staff discussed the timeline for the BEA123 street project, which includes Camellia Street and other link streets off Highway 90. Staff said the project’s revised completion date was currently set for Oct. 12, accounting for weather days and work sequencing; the administration proposed a 45‑day calendar extension that would push the project completion into late November.
Council members asked whether adding 45 days for Camellia Street would apply to the whole BEA123 contract. Staff explained the crews needed for Camellia are the same crews working elsewhere on the contract, so a contract extension for one segment affects the overall contract completion date. The extension stems from discrepancies between as‑built conditions and design documents on Highway 90 and related sub‑segments; staff said those design and construction coordination issues prompted the proposed schedule change.
Council discussion emphasized constituent concerns about remaining lane and paving work on Beauvoir Road and other lateral streets. Staff said the crews may complete work earlier than the extended deadline but that the contract amendment would provide a firm late‑November completion target to account for delayed activities.
Outcome: Staff will return with a formal recommendation to extend the contract term; council did not take an immediate roll‑call vote to alter the project completion date at this meeting.
