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Council reviews construction change orders, approves inspection-amendment and notes pump station reconciliation
Summary
Council approved amendment No. 2 with MRB Group PC for inspection services for the Rosa Hereford Community Center and was briefed on change orders for the Chaparral pump station and corporate hangar closeout. Staff said weather and unforeseen site conditions extended schedules and increased inspection time.
KILLEEN, Texas — At its June 17 meeting the Killeen City Council approved contract amendment No. 2 with MRB Group PC for construction inspection and monitoring services on the Rosa Hereford Community Center project and heard briefings on project change orders at the Chaparral pump station and the corporate hangar project.
Public works staff said the community center project required additional inspection time because of extended scope approved in October 2022 (including roof work), weather-related delays, and unforeseen conditions uncovered during construction. The amendment to MRB’s contract adds $84,380 to extend inspection services through expected project completion; staff said the schedule anticipates opening late summer or early fall, with August or September as target windows.
Separately, staff described change order No. 4 on the Chaparral pump station project — a roughly $47,383 increase tied to overflow/drainage modifications, conduit and alignment conflicts discovered during construction, and other small adjustments. Staff noted prior change orders were under administrative thresholds and that cumulative change orders 1–4 total about $129,543.19 (a 1.64% increase over the awarded contract) and that some conflicts reflected unrecorded utilities encountered during excavation.
Earlier in the meeting staff also presented the corporate hangar Phase 2 change order No. 5 as a reconciliation/closeout change order that reduced the contract by approximately $120,000 to result in a final contract amount of about $5.7 million. Council approved the MRB amendment as part of the consent agenda and acknowledged the other project adjustments.
During public comment some speakers questioned the scale of inspection amendments and how underground utilities are mapped, and staff explained records vary, utilities may be privately installed by developers, and relocation costs and timing are handled through franchise agreements or negotiated claims when a utility’s placement affects a city project.
