Council approves $319,123 change order for contaminated-soil cleanup at new public safety building

The Virginia City Council Committee of the Whole on Aug. 5 approved change order 52 for $319,123.33 to cover contaminated‑soil remediation at the new public safety building site and agreed to a limited time extension through September for remaining south‑end work. City Administrator Britney Benes presented the item and contractors described the remaining tasks.

The work covered by the change order addresses an initial contaminated area and follows a council authorization earlier this summer to allow up to $400,000 for remediation. Sean Lewis, senior project manager with Kraus Anderson, told the council the change order covers work already done and placed on site; he said additional "hot spots" were found near the ponds that may require removal of roughly 200 cubic yards of soil pending additional…