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Board approves multiple construction change orders; transformer, sinkholes and site grading drive extra costs
Summary
Mercer County school leaders approved multiple construction change orders for an ongoing school building project after presentations outlining added work tied to utility requirements, site sinkholes and design changes.
The Mercer County Board of Education approved multiple change orders tied to the district’s ongoing school construction project after staff and contractors detailed site complications and added work.
Presenters described a range of items that increased contract costs: revised roof insulation and slope work (change order 11), added security camera locations (change order 12 and subsequent related items), and multiple electrical and site adjustments after the utility (KU) required the transformer concrete pad be moved farther from the building. Staff said the transformer pad had to be…
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