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Selectmen table action on $82,000 in athletic-complex change orders amid funding concerns
Summary
Clerk of the works and rec staff proposed a $49,960 irrigation change order and a roughly $32,000 electrical design fee for the town athletic complex; Selectmen deferred decisions and requested clearer funding and grant-status information after debate about a multi‑million-dollar shortfall.
Skowhegan Selectmen heard a lengthy briefing on the status of the town athletic complex and tabled two proposed change orders: a roughly $50,000 irrigation installation package and an electrical-engineering package of about $32,000.
Steve (clerk of the works) told the board the sprinkler and pump proposal—previously budgeted higher—had been negotiated down and combined with contractor coordination to arrive at a change-order request of roughly $49,960 (including markups). He said the full electrical design is needed now to size the CMP (utility) connection, size pump electricals and ensure work can proceed without rework; that design bid is approximately $32,000 plus the engineering firm’s markup.
Selectmen did not approve the change orders at the meeting. Members pressed staff for clearer accounting: a town official and trustees reported that, when all pending bills and soft costs are added,…
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