CTE construction delayed by permitting; contractor submits $140,000 change order for engineered fill

Summary

District staff reported delays to the CTE construction start tied to county conservation inspections and plan recording; the general contractor submitted a $140,000 change order (about 19% of the construction contingency) to import engineered fill so work can proceed without waiting for stormwater basin excavation.

Conewago Valley School District staff told the facilities committee that work on the CTE construction project was delayed by permitting and inspection scheduling, and that the general contractor submitted a $140,000 change order to import engineered fill so the addition's foundation work can begin.

The project presenter (Nick) said the CTE project experienced a hold‑up in early July when plans could not be recorded because the township had not completed its approvals. That recording delay prevented the district from getting county conservation on site to install erosion and sediment controls. The presenter said those steps were prerequisites to major site excavation that the contractor had planned for the summer.

Because the contractor could not use soil cut from a planned stormwater basin to build the new…

CTE construction delayed by permitting; contractor submits $140,000 change order for engineered fill

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