Change order extends bridge-repair completion date by 42 days; daytime steel delivery scheduled

The Board of Public Works and Safety approved change order No. 1 on May 7 for a recently awarded bridge-repair project with Reith Riley Construction Co., Inc.

Sergei Gertrzukin, Office of Corporation Counsel, explained the change order makes two administrative adjustments: it increases the date of substantial and final completion by 42 days and moves a steel-beam delivery time from 9 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, May 19, to allow some daytime unloading. Gertrzukin said the delay is attributable to city-issued addenda and additional appropriation activity, not contractor performance, and "there is no change in the cost of a project; that remains the same." The board voted to add the change order as an add-on item and approved it.

Why it matters: The 42-day extension affects the project's timeline and potentially the schedule for nearby traffic impacts. The change allowing earlier steel delivery was made for safety reasons, per the transcript. The board recorded the action by voice vote and did not record opposition.

Details and next steps: Gertrzukin noted the delay "had to do with addendum that we issued" and with council appropriation timing. The transcript does not show updated milestone dates beyond the 42-day extension, nor does it show a revised completion calendar posted in the meeting.

Officials who spoke on the item: Sergei Gertrzukin, Office of Corporation Counsel. The contractor named in the change order is Reith Riley Construction Co., Inc.