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Council authorizes additional change orders for Veterans Memorial Park trails; transcript shows staff/council numbers differ
Summary
Council authorized the city manager to sign change orders for the Veterans Memorial Park Trails/transit connection corridor project after staff described unforeseen site conditions and design issues. Staff recommended a relatively small additional amount; the motion and council vote cited a larger figure — the transcript records both figures.
Recreation and Parks Director Jeff Betts briefed the council on the Veterans Memorial Park Trails project, a phase‑1 pedestrian and connectivity project that will link to the light‑rail station. Betts said Granite Construction was the prime contractor and that the original construction contract totaled about $2,647,493 with a 10% contingency of $264,749. During construction crews encountered unforeseen conditions — including the need for shoring adjacent to bridge abutments, undocumented stormwater pipes not in the city’s GIS, revised wall heights caused by grade…
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