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Commissioners back change orders that will add 180 sewer connections amid complaints about mapping and costs
Summary
Miami-Dade County commissioners approved change orders that county staff said would add about 180 properties to the sewer system, while Commissioner Bermudez pressed the administration for better underground-utility mapping and tighter controls on costly change orders.
Miami-Dade County commissioners voted to move outstanding pulled items, including change orders the administration said will expand sewer service to roughly 180 properties, after a lengthy discussion about the frequency and cost of contract change orders.
Commissioner Kionne L. G. Bermudez (name used in transcript as 'Commissioner Bermudez') said he would support the items but strongly criticized change-order practice, saying it fuels public frustration. “Change orders can happen because people under bid,” Bermudez said, adding, “Change orders can happen because we don't know what the heck we have.” He urged the administration and county attorneys to explain the additions on the record and…
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