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City says Civic Center demolition remains under budget after $540,100 change orders
Summary
Council discussed change orders to the Civic Center demolition contract with Sabre Demolition and city staff clarified that, despite increases, the demolition work remains about $1.8 million under the $8.15 million budgeted ceiling.
City staff told the council that change orders to the Civic Center demolition contract have raised the contractor’s contract value but that the demolition remains under the original $8.15 million budget.
Sam, City staff, said the original demolition budget was $8,150,000, the original contract award was about $4.3 million, and subsequent change orders have increased the contract to roughly $6.4 million, leaving the demolition work approximately $1,800,000 under budget. Staff added that some scope changes — including an earth surcharge to move material for the arena project and a mural removal — were shifted between contracts to avoid schedule delays.
The council’s consent agenda included “change order numbers 3 and 4 with Sabre Demolition Corporation for civic center new construction and demo, $540,100.73.” Staff described one change order of roughly $150,000 to transport and stockpile surplus material at the Azalea Road site for a new fire station; staff said that move saved an estimated $300,000 on the fire-station contract.
Council members asked whether mural removal and reinstallation costs were included in the demolition budget; staff clarified that mural reinstallation costs are in the arena construction contract while removal and temporary storage were included in the demo contractor budget. The transcript records that the listed purchase orders and change orders were presented for consent; no roll-call vote with a tally is included in the provided excerpt.
