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Council declines immediate $478,356 change order for WR‑2 bridge shaft replacement
Summary
Council debated a contractor change order to repair a collapsed WR‑2 shaft on the west side of a bridge but voted no after questions about differing site conditions and public notice. Staff may return with revised options.
Deputy Mayor Melody Koenig presided over a study-session discussion July 16 on a contractor change order to repair WR‑2, a shaft that supports an ADA ramp for the bridge project. Public Works Director Mark Ryan McBee presented the contractor estimate and engineering recommendation and asked the council for authorization to execute a change order, not to exceed $478,356.
The item mattered because the contractor says the remediation requires replacing the shaft with two cased shafts and a straddle cap; the work would be below grade and would not change the bridge’s finished appearance. McBee said the engineer recommended the alternative after a boulder fragment damaged the shaft’s…
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