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Orting moves bridge construction forward, formalizes change‑order policy and advances Kansas Street design amendment
Summary
City staff issued notice to proceed on the evacuation bridge and asked council to approve a project‑level contingency and a written change‑order procedure. Council also approved a design amendment and reallocation of existing capital funds for the Kansas Street reconstruction project.
The Orting City Council on Jan. 15 approved a set of public‑works actions tied to the city’s evacuation bridge and local street projects and directed staff to formalize change‑order procedures for public‑works contracts.
Bridge start and contingency: Public works staff reported they issued the contractor a notice to proceed for the evacuation bridge on Jan. 13 and said construction activities will begin in the coming weeks. Staff asked council to reallocate existing grant funds into a project contingency line to cover a roughly 8–10% contingency for unanticipated construction costs; council approved the reallocation on consent. City staff said the contingency is drawn from the grant package previously appropriated for the bridge and does not require new local tax revenue.
Change‑order procedure: The council also reviewed a draft change‑order procedure…
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