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Council postpones decision on $2.36M design fee amendment for youth recreation center after failed vote
Summary
Council debated an amendment to the city's contract with Racer MRSA design studio that would raise the design fee to $2,360,276.66 to match a higher construction estimate. An initial roll‑call failed; council later reconsidered and postponed the item to the March 4 meeting for further review.
The Pontiac City Council on Feb. 18 considered a contract amendment to Racer MRSA (doing business as Racer MRSA Design Studio) to increase the design and engineering fee for the proposed Youth Recreation Center to $2,360,276.66, reflecting a revised schematic construction estimate of roughly $33.7 million.
Mayor (name not specified) and the administration said the higher A&E fee follows an August council decision to advance a larger building concept; the architect’s contract ties its fee to the construction estimate…
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