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BRA board approves increase to Gresham Smith fee for environmental lab after unexpected utility, as‑built problems
Summary
The Brazos River Authority board authorized an amendment to Gresham Smith’s professional services agreement, increasing the construction‑phase fee from $1,494,343 to $1,700,176 to cover unanticipated utility relocation and as‑built corrections tied to the environmental services laboratory project.
The Brazos River Authority board voted Nov. 17 to authorize an amendment to Gresham Smith’s 2022 professional services agreement for engineering services on the Authority’s Environmental Services Building.
Tiffany Malson, BRA’s chief environmental officer, told directors the overall project budget is $13,592,000 and staff currently projects to finish roughly $750,000 under that approved budget. Construction of the lab building is about 90% complete, the generator 94% complete and overall project completion about 85%.
Malson said unanticipated site conditions —…
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