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Council delays decision on HDR owner's‑agent language for sewer project; asks for committee oversight
Summary
Council members asked staff to bring back a revised approach to the Paradise Sewer Project owner's‑agent contract at a special meeting after debate about delegating amendment authority to the town manager; the contract (originally $5.0 million) is fully grant‑funded and about $3.0 million has been spent to date.
Council members directed staff to return next week with more context and greater committee involvement on changes to an owner's‑agent contract for the Paradise Sewer Project, deferring a proposed cleanup of contract language that would delegate certain amendment authority to the town manager.
The agreement in question is the owner's agent / staff augmentation contract with HDR that the town executed in 2023 to provide program management for the progressive design‑build sewer project. Staff described the contract as intended to extend town staff capacity for right‑of‑way, environmental, permitting and other project tasks. The original contract was for $5.0 million and, staff said, is funded 100…
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