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Council authorizes city administrator to approve up to $100,000 in work directives for wastewater treatment project
Summary
To avoid project delays, the council authorized the city administrator to approve work-change directives up to $100,000 for the wastewater treatment project; larger change orders will return to council for approval.
Council members discussed unanticipated charges that had arisen during the wastewater treatment plant construction and whether to authorize a staff-level cap for work-change directives. City staff described prior small extra charges and recommended a discretionary authorization so contractors can continue work without waiting for full council action.
Why it matters: construction projects often need timely decisions on unforeseen items; not authorizing a threshold can delay work and increase costs, while authorizing too high a cap shifts fiscal risk to staff-level decisions.
Action taken: the council approved a motion to allow the city administrator to approve work-change directives up to $100,000 for the wastewater treatment project, with the understanding that actual change orders will be negotiated and presented to council before final payment. The administrator will provide a running total of directives to the council.
Vote: the motion passed; one council member recorded a no vote (Alderperson Olsen) during the roll call. The motion passed by majority.
Ending: staff will track all directives and present cumulative totals and any proposed change orders to the council for ratification as the project proceeds.
