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Orting council takes no action after motion to approve $46,830 Quig Brothers settlement receives no second
Summary
After an executive session on potential litigation, a motion to authorize a $46,830 change order to settle an equitable adjustment requested by contractor Quig Brothers received no second and the council did not act.
Mayor Josh Klein and the Orting City Council discussed a contractor request tied to a public-works project at the April 9 Orting City Council meeting. Staff said the contractor, Quig Brothers, sought an equitable adjustment totaling $46,830 to cover documented concrete cost increases and a crane rental.
The request originally was briefed to the council’s Public Works committee, and city staff said the contractor documented a roughly $5-per-cubic-yard increase in concrete between the 2024 bid and the 2025 start of work and had to rent a crane for $33,000 after a subcontractor’s crane was reallocated. “They were able to document those costs, and pass and ask the city to cover the difference there,” a Public Works staff member said during the briefing.
The council recessed for an executive session to consult with legal counsel about potential litigation before returning to open session. After executive session, Councilmember Hogan moved “to authorize staff to execute a change order to settle the equitable adjustment requested by the contractor in the amount of $46,830.” The motion received no second and the council took no action on the item.
Staff had told the council that, under different delay circumstances, the contractor might seek additional administration and profit on top of the crane rental; for this request the contractor sought only the rental cost in addition to documented material-cost differences. The briefing identified the subcontractor as Michaels and noted an invoice for the $33,000 crane rental was attached to the packet.
Because no motion was seconded, the council did not approve the requested change order and no settlement was executed at the meeting. The staff briefing and the council’s discussion indicated the matter may return to committee or a future meeting for further consideration.
No formal vote tally was recorded for the attempted change-order motion because the motion was not seconded and no vote was taken.
