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Assembly debates removing 10% contingency in borough procurement code and seeks rewrite
Summary
Assemblymember Ryan Sherritt asked the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly on Jan. 9 to remove a 10 percent contingency clause from borough procurement code to reduce scope creep; staff and new project management staff urged a broader rewrite of procurement and contracting rules.
Assemblymember Ryan Sherritt brought the Kodiak Island Borough’s procurement code under scrutiny at the Jan. 9 work session, asking the assembly to consider removing language that automatically allows a 10 percent project contingency from awarded contracts.
Sherritt said removal of the 10 percent contingency language would tighten the borough’s procurement process and limit scope creep. “I believe that if we remove the 10% contingency that’s written into code, this will help tighten our procurement process,” he said, urging clearer contract definitions and improved cost estimating.
Staff and engineers responded that the subject is more complex than a single sentence in code. Engineering and facilities director Dave Conrad explained that change orders and “changes of…
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