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Council approves $200,882 contract amendment for Bay Street pedestrian pathway; demolition of overwater structures set for permitting window
Summary
Port Orchard approved amendment No. 3 to Skillings Inc.’s design contract for the Bay Street Pedestrian Pathway, adding $200,882.07 for redesign, permitting and demolition bid specifications after the original cantilevered design was found infeasible.
Port Orchard — The City Council on May 13 approved amendment No. 3 to contract C080‑2022 with Skillings Inc., increasing the design contract by $200,882.07 to a total of $693,342.07 for the Bay Street Pedestrian Pathway Project.
Mr. Ryan, a city staff member, said the original cantilevered design proved infeasible because of shoreline liquefaction concerns and that the team has redesigned the waterward structure to use pin piles and a graded deck. “Evolving project needs such as geotechnical challenges with an original design that was a cantilevered didn't prove feasible because of possible liquefaction of the shoreline,” Ryan told council.
The amendment covers work needed to complete phase‑1 design, update environmental permits and prepare bid specifications for demolition of overwater structures. Ryan said the city recently met with Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife and remains on track to begin in‑water work starting Aug. 1, the saltwater work window for demolition and related activities.
Council Member Trenary moved to authorize the mayor to execute the amendment; Council Member Rosapete seconded. During council discussion, members asked whether stairs and beach access in the redesign would create new upland access; staff responded that one location was deemed feasible and that the stairs would be public access from the pathway. Councilmember Diener confirmed the access would be public property.
Questions about demolition cost were raised; staff said a final cost estimate will come from the demolition bid and that current estimates are a range that will firm up once bids are received. Ryan said he anticipated the demolition bid would be advertised in June.
Design changes also addressed piling type. Ryan and other staff said new piles will be steel driven piles, not creosote, with mitigation offsets from removal of existing structures. “These are gonna be steel pilings. These are driven pile,” Ryan said. Staff said Fish and Wildlife favored the redesigned approach because it minimized impact by hugging the shoreline and reducing disturbance to the bed.
The amendment passed by voice vote. Staff said further phases of the pathway and any necessary future budget authority will return to council when the city develops final construction estimates for phases 2 and 3.
