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Middletown approves contract amendments for water-tank work; PCB-contaminated soil and contractor delays raise added costs
Summary
The board approved two contract amendments to Clark Patterson Lee for additional construction phase work on multiple water storage tanks after contractor delays and unexpected PCB contamination; city staff said grant funding through EFC and the state revolving fund should cover most costs but soil-removal estimates could increase.
The Middletown Board of Estimate approved two separate contract amendments with engineering firm Clark Patterson Lee (CPL) to cover additional inspection and construction-phase work at city water storage tanks after contractor delays and unexpected site contamination.
In the first action the board approved an amendment to CPL’s contract related to delays on the Highland Avenue tank tied to contractor performance on work that began in October 2023. The board approved additional compensation of about $20,500 for CPL’s services; the presiding official moved the measure, Mister Massey seconded it, and the board recorded aye votes with no opposition. Mister Tewil, who presented the item, described repeated delays—testing, paint, cathodic protection—and said the city has been in touch with the…
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