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Needham PBBC approves change order to address Emery Grover sound issue
Summary
The Permanent Public Building Committee approved a roughly $89,000 change order for Anne O'Connor Contracting to install additional sound attenuation work at the Emery Grover renovation after staff and the contractor said the work is needed to reduce ongoing noise complaints from neighbors.
The Permanent Public Building Committee voted Oct. 21 to approve change order No. 24 for Anne O'Connor Contracting in the amount of $89,009.45 to address ongoing sound issues at the Emery Grover renovation.
Committee Chair Richard Cream opened the discussion by saying the change order had been finalized and that the revised cost was “a little over $88,000, which is down about $50,000 from the original scope of work.” He added that, if the work had been in the original contract, the contractor estimated roughly $35,000 less would have been added to the contract, and the town could be looking at an errors-and-omissions exposure of about $50,000 to $53,000.
Why it matters: Residents near Emery Grover reported continuing…
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