Waynesville approves change order and additional design payment for wastewater plant recovery project

Council approved a staff recommendation to accept a second substantial change order on the town’s wastewater plant recovery project and to authorize additional payment to McGill Associates for extra contract administration and reporting related to the extended project timeline.

Staff said the plant-recovery project had an initial contingency and a series of previous change orders; the new change order (number 2) was presented as part of continued repairs and corrective work uncovered during construction. Council was also asked to approve additional compensation to McGill Associates to cover extended contract administration time and extra reporting required by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. Staff described McGill’s additional work as the product of project extensions and of McGill providing civil engineering and reporting for drawdowns to the state.

A motion to approve change order number 2 to the construction contract and to approve an associated change order to McGill Associates’ design contract (amount referenced in the motion) carried on a voice vote.

Staff said the change orders will draw on the project contingency; after the approvals the contingency balance reported in the meeting was roughly $173,132. Staff warned additional out-of-contract repairs (for example, damage to disc filters or items discovered during demolition) may require further council action.

Provenance: Presentation and vote took place during New Business; staff provided written summary of contingency balances and change order requests.