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Brentwood staff recommend concrete trails at Wendy Hill Park after soil problems; change order to be brought to commission
Summary
City staff and contractor Orion recommended switching Wendy Hill Park's trails from the planned asphalt specification to concrete after test excavations showed topsoil and other unsuitable subsurface materials. Staff said it will present a formal change order to the commission at its Jan. 27 meeting and requested authorization to begin preparatory work.
City staff told the Brentwood Board of Commissioners that subsurface soils at Wendy Hill Park are too soft and mixed with topsoil to meet the compaction requirements built into the original trail specification, and recommended changing the trail material from asphalt to concrete.
The recommendation follows on-site testing and multiple conversations with Orion, the park contractor. Orion project manager Jason told the commission that asphalt options carried a high risk that newly laid pavement would settle or "wave" under the weight of construction equipment and that any such failures could require costly tear-out and rework after initial paving. "I will be back saying we're gonna like we're gonna need more money for x y z and I can't put a price tag on that," he said during the briefing.
Staff and the contractor presented four technical options: (1) build concrete trails…
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