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Selectmen authorize up to $51,930 change order for drainage project after engineers report greater scope
Summary
The Board of Selectmen approved a town-administrator-executed change order not to exceed $51,930 for a drainage/survey contract after engineers reported unexpected wetland, stream and dam removal work and additional permitting needs; officials said they expect final cost to be lower.
The Town of Blackstone Board of Selectmen on March 11 authorized the town administrator to execute a change order for a drainage project in the amount not to exceed $51,930.
Town staff and engineers told the board additional site work discovered during survey walks expanded the project's scope: investigators found possible man-made dams, intermittent streams and wetlands that will require flagging, additional permitting (including U.S. Army Corps notifications) and greater excavation than…
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