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County approves added cost, ADA platform lift for bridge‑shop fire remediation

Multnomah County Board of Commissioners · October 31, 2025
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Summary

The board approved an increase in the contract price to remediate fire damage at the county bridge shop, covering $488,000 of change orders tied to unforeseen conditions and allocating $150,000 from facilities improvement funds to purchase an ADA‑compliant platform lift to replace an obsolete stair lift.

County facilities staff told the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners Oct. 31 that the county‑owned bridge shop at 1403 Southeast Water Avenue sustained fire damage requiring remediation and additional work discovered after the construction contract was signed.

Christina Pomeranke,…

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