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George Snyder Trail faces $4.6M bid gap; council seeks VDOT input and leaves options open
Summary
Fairfax City council reviewed four options to address a roughly $4.6 million bid gap on the George Snyder Trail and directed staff to pursue additional VDOT/NVTA concessionaire funding while keeping other options on the table.
Fairfax City council on Nov. 4 discussed four possible responses to a bid shortfall for the George Snyder Trail after construction bids exceeded the budgeted amount by roughly $4.6 million.
Transportation staff presented four options: (1) fund the difference with city dollars, (2) seek additional concessionaire funding from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT/NVTA), (3) pursue value engineering (remove items and rebid), or (4) cancel the project and repay VDOT for work and commitments to date.
CFO JC Martinez told the council that if the city notifies VDOT it will not proceed, VDOT could…
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