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Officials say Civic Center demolition and conservation work remains within budget despite change orders
Summary
Council members and administration staff addressed media reports that the Civic Center demolition and related work were $2 million over budget, explaining budget vs. contract-value differences and approving change orders for demolition and mosaic preservation.
City officials on June 3 told the Mobile City Council that the Civic Center demolition and preservation work remains within the budget set by the council despite recent change orders and media reports suggesting otherwise.
Administration representatives said the council originally budgeted $8.1 million for the demolition phase; the demolition contract was awarded at about $4.5 million, and the administration reported $6.3 million invested with the demolition contractor to date, leaving the project roughly $1.8 million "to the good" relative to the budget.
Why it matters: large municipal construction projects commonly prompt questions…
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