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Land use committee refers $4.65 million GMP amendment for Norwalk Community Recreation Center to Common Council
Summary
The Land Use and Building Management Committee unanimously approved referral of a guaranteed maximum price amendment to Newfield Construction Group LLC for the Norwalk Community Recreation Center and will send it to the Common Council after confirming funding and schedule.
Council member Barbara Smith called a special meeting of the Land Use and Building Management Committee on Jan. 7 and referred to the Common Council a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) amendment authorizing Mayor Harry W. Rilling to execute an amendment with Newfield Construction Group LLC not to exceed $4,645,770 for the Norwalk Community Recreation Center at 98 South Main Street.
The amendment would finalize trade contracts and costs for the project. Committee members said the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) approved a special appropriation the night before, and staff walked the committee through reductions taken to bring the bids closer to budget.
The item matters because the city had previously issued an early GMP to secure $6 million in funding that carried a deadline. Committee members and staff described a value-engineering effort that reduced the project by about $1.1 million, but an additional $2.45 million remained needed to…
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