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Commission approves two change orders exceeding statutory limits; ODOT reports emergency bridge repair and property-damage settlement
Summary
The commission approved two change orders that exceeded the statutory 15% augmentation limit and was briefed on an emergency $600,000 bridge repair and a separate bridge-damage settlement where the insurer offered the $50,000 policy limit.
The Transportation Commission approved Item 1-19, two change orders that required commission approval because each caused a contract to exceed the statutorily authorized 15% limit on new items for contracts under $1 million.
Part (a) concerned a District 3 bridge repair on State Highway 9 over US-77 in Cleveland County. The district reported that on July 11 a piece of construction equipment being hauled by the city of Norman struck the eastbound SH-9 bridge over US-77, damaging beams and diaphragms. ODOT Bridge Division recommended repairing beam 1 by resectioning and flame-straightening beam 2. To avoid schedule impacts, the district…
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