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Commission approves $18,500 settlement to CB Construction in 3-2 vote after debate over winter concrete costs
Summary
The commission voted 3-2 to pay CB Construction Services $18,500 to settle a change-order dispute stemming from winterization and supplier fees during construction of a county facility; commissioners split over precedents for change orders and contractor responsibility.
Miami County commissioners voted 3-2 on March 19 to pay CB Construction Services $18,500 to settle a change-order claim tied to concrete winterization and supplier fees on a county building project.
County Administrator Shane Crowell outlined the timeline and circumstances that led to the claim. He said the contractor received a notice to proceed on Sept. 6 and that some site and building work was delayed while engineered plans and a supplier-manufactured building arrived. “What we didn't do in conjunction with ourselves and our architect was a deferred submittal of the building permit, which would have allowed them to have done more site work than what took place, from September 6 forward,” Crowell said. He described…
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