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Commission approves $275,000 Baker Park change order after heated debate with engineer and contractor
Summary
The board approved a $275,000 change order for Baker Park improvements, drawing concern from several commissioners who said parts of the work reflected design omissions attributable to the project engineer.
Effingham County commissioners authorized a change order totaling about $275,000 for the Baker Park lake and recreation improvements project on Oct. 7, after an extended discussion that split commissioners over how to allocate responsibility between the prime contractor and the design engineer.
Scope and cost: County staff presented the change order as a mix of three categories: costs the county requested early in construction that were not in the original contract; omitted items that arguably should have been in the design; and contractor rework to…
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