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Orting council approves $478,356 change order and $70,000 settlement to repair WR‑2 bridge shafts
Summary
After weeks of technical review and contractor dispute, the Orting City Council authorized a $478,356 change order to rebuild two replacement shafts for the WR‑2 bridge and approved a separate $70,000 settlement to resolve three additional shaft claims, citing schedule and cost risks from arbitration.
The Orting City Council on July 30 authorized two measures to keep the WR‑2 bridge project moving after contractors discovered unexpected subsurface conditions that damaged foundation work. Council approved a $478,356 change order to Quigg Brothers Inc. for two replacement shafts and later approved a $70,000 settlement to resolve outstanding contractor claims for three other shafts.
The change order, made by motion of Councilmember Hogan and seconded by Deputy Mayor Koenig, covers redesign and construction of two 3‑foot-diameter, cased shafts and associated cap-beam work to bypass an existing failed 4‑foot shaft. City staff and the contractor described the extra cost as necessary after a large boulder or remnant rock shifted during drilling and damaged the original shaft’s rebar cage.
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