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Commissioners approve amendment to Moffett & Nickel agreement after value-engineering lowers cost estimate
Summary
The Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District board authorized its executive director to amend a professional services agreement with Moffett & Nickel after engineers' value-engineering cut the Industrial Canal design estimate from about $157 million to an estimated $63 million (plus dredging).
The Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District Board of Commissioners voted to authorize the executive director to amend Resolution 2023-016 and increase the design fee for Moffett & Nickel to complete updated engineering on the Industrial Canal improvement project.
Commissioner Stone moved approval of Submission 2025-005; Commissioner Cheyenne seconded the motion and the board passed it by voice vote with no objections.
The change follows a value-engineering review by Moffett & Nickel and District staff that produced a new design approach. “That estimate, I believe, is at about 63,000,000, not including the dredging. And, if we add the…
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