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Committee moves MB Con final change order to debate after contested closeout
Summary
Columbia County Public Works staff presented a final closeout change order for MB Con at two water treatment plants. The committee sent the item to debate after commissioners questioned added costs, liquidated damages and prior change orders.
The Columbia County Public Works and Engineering Services Committee on March 25 moved to debate a contested final change order closing out MB Con’s work at two county water treatment plants.
Committee members heard staff say the final negotiated closeout amount for MB Con is $386,949.83, and that the county assessed $146,000 in liquidated damages. Staff recommended approval of the change order to conclude the project and settle outstanding claims.
The project encountered several specific issues identified by staff, including a discrepancy between 1978 plan drawings that called for a 20-inch…
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