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Council approves $18,718.93 change order, raises Main Street contract to $1.124 million
Summary
Council voted to approve Change Order No. 2 on the Main Street reconstruction project, increasing the contract by $18,718.93 (about 6.3%) to a new total of $1,124,516.33 to cover additional pipe removals, extra sidewalk work and other adjustments.
Sylvania City Council approved a second change order for the Main Street reconstruction project that increases the contract by $18,718.93, raising the contract amount from $1,105,797.40 to $1,124,516.33.
Mr. Shaw, who presented the change order, said the largest added cost was just over $10,000 for removal of an abandoned water line that had been located over a storm sewer and had to be removed to access the drainage pipe. He said additional sidewalk and drive-apron replacements were added after work revealed more deteriorated sections and that some contract deductions were recorded for a sanitary sewer backup and for erosion-control items.
Shaw told council the net increase on this change order is $18,718.93, which he said places the project about 6.3% over the original contract. He said if the engineering-plan errors addressed in the earlier change order had been correct initially the project would have been near 2% over the original contract amount.
Ordinance No. 29-2025, authorizing the mayor and director of finance to approve Change Order No. 2 with Geddes Paving and Excavating and appropriating funds, was read by title and adopted as an emergency measure by voice vote.
Council discussion included questions about contract variances and negotiation of individual items; Shaw said many adjustments were negotiated with the contractor. The project’s final restoration is expected in spring and council was told the final change order will be the last one for this contract.
