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Public works director reports low change orders, new urban forester and $1.8M Ecology loan add-on
Summary
Director Hamblin reported unusually low change-order rates on the WRF Phase 3 work, introduced new urban forester Kevin Sandon, and said the Department of Ecology added $1.8 million to an existing loan for the project, raising the total to $8.6 million. Staff said the WRF construction will be bid and a construction contract presented mid-April.
Public Works Director Hamblin used the committee’s Feb. 19 meeting to highlight department staffing and project news, including an unexpected Ecology loan increase for the wastewater project and unusually low construction change-order totals on the WRF Phase 3 work.
Hamblin praised the Phase 3 team and engineer RH2 for tight project controls, saying total change orders were about 1.5–2% of the contract value — far…
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