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Astoria development commission approves $429,280 contract amendment for Riverwalk lighting
Summary
The Astoria Development Commission approved Amendment 1 to its Big River Construction contract to extend completion dates and add up to roughly $50,000 for anticipated labor and trenching costs related to Riverwalk lighting between Bay Street and Hamburg Avenue.
The Astoria Development Commission on Jan. 21 approved Amendment 1 to a contract with Big River Construction to install lights on the Riverwalk between Bay Street and Hamburg Avenue, authorizing a not-to-exceed amount of $429,280 and new completion dates.
City Manager Spence told the commission the original contract, approved Sept. 3, 2024, was for just under $380,000 and set an initial completion target in February with substantial completion later moved to June 1, 2025. "Those materials will still have not arrived, and because of that material delays that's offset our construction completion dates," Spence said, explaining the amendment seeks to change the substantial completion date to June 1, 2025, and the final completion date to July 1, 2025, and to authorize roughly a 13% increase—about $50,000—over the original contract to account for higher labor costs.
Jonah Aberclyde, the city’s parks and recreation director, told commissioners the largest unknowns are deeper trenching and special crossing work at street intersections. "We're trying to anticipate whatever additional costs may occur and be ready to adapt to those and have what we feel is a resilience in a contract," Aberclyde said, noting a specific crossing estimate of $12,000 to $17,000 and that subsurface conditions may require steel casing or other methods that raise costs.
Commissioners asked whether the revised schedule is realistic and whether the ODOT grant and other project funds would cover increased costs. Aberclyde said the grant award was intended to cover much of the project and that the city expects to remain within the overall anticipated budget, while the Astoria West urban renewal district could absorb an overrun in the roughly $50,000 range if necessary.
Commissioner Adams moved to approve Amendment 1 to the contract with Big River, authorizing a not-to-exceed amount of $429,280 and the new substantial and final completion dates; Commissioner Davis seconded. The motion carried following an aye vote; the minutes record Commissioner Adams and Commissioner Davis as voting in favor.
The amendment changes only the installation contract terms; staff said engineering design and other project costs are separate line items in the overall grant-funded project. The commission’s action updates the schedule and budgetary authorization so the contractor can proceed when materials arrive.
