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Oak Grove council rejects $75,000 foundation change order after contested debate
Summary
City engineer recommended deepening interior footings for a city building project to reduce winter'construction risk; councilors questioned the added cost and contractor margin, and after extended debate the council moved to reject change order number 5 and directed the contractor to proceed with the original design while staff monitors the work.
Oak Grove councilors on Nov. 10 debated and then rejected a change order to deepen concrete footings on a city building project after an extended discussion about schedule, risk and cost.
Project engineer Randy told the council the contractor's schedule shifted construction into winter, exposing interior shallow footings to freeze'thaw risks. To reduce that risk he proposed deepening several interior footings…
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