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Commission approves Pearl Construction change order No. 6 after request for documentation
Summary
Commission approved Pearl Construction change order No. 6 (cable/connector upgrade) for $32,905.78 split as a compromise, but required the design/contract pages showing the original service/cable specification before payment; commissioners said the issue is a design versus construction responsibility and sought documentation clarifying whether the original design specified 350/400 or 600/800 amp components.
Airport staff asked the commission to approve Pearl Construction change order No. 6 to resolve construction work related to the crew-quarters project. The change order covers an electrical cable upgrade and a disconnect tied to a building-inspector request to ensure final signoff.
"I'm asking for that approval of the change order number 6 as compromised and outlined in the last airport commission meeting," Mister Smith said, explaining that the change order relates to construction (disconnect and retaining-wall work) and not the unresolved design questions about basement build-out.
Commissioners spent significant time establishing facts: whether the contract documents specified 350/400 MCM cable and a 400-amp service, whether a 600 MCM cable was installed at the building inspector's request, and whether a larger distribution panel (800 amp) was present. OPM Mister Cormier said the contractor performed work per contract documents and later installed a 600 MCM cable at the building inspector's direction so the project could achieve final sign-off. Commissioners repeatedly asked staff and the design team to provide specific references in the bid documents showing the contractual amperage and cable spec.
Mister Marks moved to approve the change order provided staff supply the documentation showing the design/contract specification; Mister Buscaran seconded. The commission approved the $32,905.78 compromise split by roll call (ayes recorded). Commissioners directed staff to send the relevant bid-document page number(s) and a short summary of the change-order rationale to the commission.
Next steps: staff (OPM and project manager) will circulate the contract pages and a short explanatory email to confirm the basis for the change order. The commission approved the payment contingent on that documentation being provided for the record.
