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Main Street contractor behind schedule; city says AquaFest preparations will be protected
Summary
Public works staff reported the Main Street downtown project is behind schedule and behind in billed work; the contractor committed to written recovery schedule and to clearing the site for AquaFest, while the city outlined contract remedies including liquidated damages and termination with surety coverage.
City staff told the Lake Stevens City Council on June 3 that the Main Street downtown construction contract is behind both schedule and billing and that the city is seeking written recovery commitments from the contractor.
"We have a $3,760,000 contract with them. They have performed $588,000 worth of work so far," said Eric Mangold, the city's capital projects manager, summarizing contract performance and concerns.
The nut graf: Public works said the contractor has used roughly 68% of the contract working days but delivered about 19% of the contract amount in billed work;…
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