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Carbondale trustees press for clearer reporting after $354,000 aquatic center change order
Summary
Trustees pressed staff and the owner’s representative for clearer, timelier budget reporting and thresholds for large change orders after a $354,000 change order and unclear use of contingency funds were disclosed in an aquatic center construction update.
Trustees questioned the town's owner's representative and staff on March 12 about a $354,000 change order and what trustees described as opaque project reporting for the Carbondale Aquatic Center.
The trustees said the project's monthly owner's-rep report arrived late, lacked a running tally of change orders and contingencies, and contains wording that could be mistaken to mean the board still must find sizable additional funding for FF&E. “If you were a member of the public, you’d read that and say, ‘What? There’s $600,000 we still need to fund?’” Trustee Colin said during the meeting.
Why it matters: trustees have committed municipal funds and previously set a contingency budget. Several…
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