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Change order adds roughly $83,000 for contaminated soil removal at new public works site
Summary
Council discussed Resolution R‑116 to increase the Davis Construction contract by about $83,014 to cover excavation of manganese‑impacted soil and removal of two underground storage tanks found after bids were awarded; staff warned the overall project includes soft costs that raise the total toward $9 million and additional change orders may follow.
City staff told council on Oct. 20 that Resolution R‑116 would approve Change Order 1 to increase the Davis Construction contract by $83,014 as part of ARPA Project No. 27, reflecting newly discovered environmental remediation needs at the public‑works site.
Staff said core samples and environmental assessment work after bids were submitted revealed roughly 275 cubic yards of soil with elevated manganese levels and two previously unknown underground storage tanks. The change order covers excavation and removal of that soil and tanks and related testing; staff cautioned additional change orders are possible for oversight and further testing.
Officials noted the contract value discussed in the change order — about $4,908,367 — represents hard construction costs; when combined with typical soft costs (engineering, environmental review, contingencies) the project approaches a total in the $9 million range.
No formal vote on the resolution was recorded in the available transcript excerpt.
