Council records settlement and approves change orders for city renovation project

Phenix City Council on April 2025 recorded a $6,859.36 property-damage settlement and adopted change orders related to the renovation of a city building now called the Information Technology Building (formerly the human resources office). The resolution, as read by the city clerk, referenced an original contract for Architectural Innovations Design Group LLC and successive change orders that increased the contractual amount.

According to the read resolution, the original contracted services amount was $9,300. A first change order of $7,160 raised the contractual amount to $16,400, and an additional adjustment of $9,000 increased the total to $25,460. The resolution further identified a change order number three for building use change adjustments and engineering fees, listing an additional amount in the read text that was transcribed as “3050¢.” The item was adopted on the council’s April meeting date.

The transcript does not record further detailed council debate about the contractual changes or the settlement terms beyond the resolution language. The council’s action was to adopt the listed change orders and settle the recorded property damage claim; the resolution did not, in the read text, assign specific budget lines or indicate whether the increases required additional appropriation beyond previously authorized amounts.

Next administrative steps will be handled by city staff to finalize change orders, update contract documents and record settlement payment; the record as read does not specify payment timing or funding sources for the contract adjustments.