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Board approves multimillion-dollar change order for Washington Street bridge replacement; staff defends pricing review
Summary
The Indianapolis Board of Public Works on Aug. 13 authorized a $3,066,142.76 change order for the Washington Street over Little Eagle Creek project with Pontum Contractors Inc., bringing the contract to about $6.18 million and adding roughly 150–157 days to the schedule, after DPW staff said in-field conditions required full replacement rather than rehabilitation.
The Indianapolis Board of Public Works on Aug. 13 approved change order No. 2 for the Washington Street over Little Eagle Creek project with Pontum Contractors Inc., adding $3,066,142.76 to the contract for a new not-to-exceed total of $6,181,237.65 and extending the project’s substantial/final completion by roughly 150–157 days as stated in the meeting record.
Jason Watt, DPW’s administrator of construction, told the board that the work was originally intended as a rehabilitation of the existing structure, but "in the field after…
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