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Council approves Brownlee Road change order; debate over city-paid parking-lot repairs tied to pile driving claims
Summary
The council introduced a change order adding $212,903 to the Brownlee Road rehabilitation contract and heard questions about city-funded parking-lot repairs at businesses that claimed damage from pile driving on a nearby overpass project; officials said repairs were done after inspections and releases to avoid litigation.
The Bossier City Council introduced and advanced on first reading a change order for the Brownlee Road Rehabilitation Project that increases the contract by $212,903 to a total of $1,327,577.75.
During discussion council members asked why a change order was needed shortly after the work began. Public works staff said the increase pays to overlay a nearby segment of Wimpel Road between Old Brownlee Road and Airline Drive; the parish will contribute roughly half of the cost. “The parish wants to partner with the city using the contractor we have… to pay for 50% of that,” a staff presenter said, noting the city has funds in the project to cover its share.
Council members also questioned recent city repairs to parking lots on Benton Road. Several council members said they had not…
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