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Auburn council approves $50,000 change order as Lake Avenue Bridge design costs climb
Summary
The city authorized a $50,000 change order to CNS Engineers to complete Lake Avenue Bridge design work, bringing the contract total to $600,000 and revealing a construction estimate of about $8.4 million; councilors discussed funding, Buy America requirements and a likely one-season closure.
The Auburn City Council on Thursday approved change order No. 1 to the design contract for the Lake Avenue Bridge rehabilitation, adding $50,000 and revising the contract total with CNS Engineers to $600,000.
The change order was presented as necessary to finish plans, specifications and estimates to submit to the New York State Department of Transportation for reimbursement under a state touring-route/Bridge NY funding program. City engineering staff and consultants told council the project’s construction cost estimate has risen from about $5 million to roughly $8.4 million.
The increase, consultant Jeff Serena said, stems from more detailed inspections during design. “We quickly realized that the level of deterioration of the steel was far more than what the inspection report said,” Serena said. City engineer Scott McIntyre said the initial project estimate was about…
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