Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Board weighs athletic field construction bid, contingency and change-order process
Summary
Board members extensively questioned construction bid totals, alternates and contingency treatment for a proposed athletic field project; staff recommended monthly payment and change-order reporting and proposed administrative approval for change orders under $10,000.
Board members spent the meeting’s substantive discussion time on a proposed athletic field construction project, probing bid totals, alternates and how contingency and change orders will be handled.
At the outset staff walked the board through differences between the bid-line totals and the front-sheet summary, explaining that the higher front-sheet figure includes soft costs and an approximately 5 percent allowance for soft costs; change-order contingency was presented separately. Board…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
