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Transportation staff seeks committee support to add site to retaining-wall contract, citing 35% increase request
Summary
Staff told the Transportation Committee a construction contract for retaining-wall repair needs an estimated 35% increase (about $120,000) because of standard change orders and a newly cleared right-of-way that allowed adding a second wall to the existing contract.
Transportation Division staff told the DuPage County Transportation Committee on April 1 that a retaining-wall construction contract issued in August 2024 requires an increase of about 35 percent, roughly $120,000, to cover change orders and to add a wall at a location that was excluded from the original bid when right-of-way wasn’t cleared.
Staff said roughly 15 percent of the increase stems from standard…
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