Board approves amended water project change order, bond releases and Regency Fairways bond extension

The Crown Point City Board of Public Works and Safety on April 2 approved an amended change order for the city’s Phase 4 water main looping project, accepted a zero-dollar contract time extension for the wastewater treatment plant project, released a $5,000 bond for boring work, and extended a maintenance bond for Regency Fairways Phase 1.

Al, a city staff member who presented the utilities update, told the board that the State Revolving Loan Fund granted permission to proceed with an amended change order that removes an ineligible cleaning component because the fund determined that cleaning is an operations and maintenance expense, not a capital improvement. "We did get permission back from the state revolving loan fund for the change order," Al said. The board approved the amended change order (identified at the meeting as change order number 12) by voice vote.

The board also approved a contract extension for the wastewater treatment plant to adjust completion dates. A city staff speaker identified the change order as costing $0 and adding 64 days to substantial completion and 21 days to final completion to align contractual dates with actual…