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Council questions overlap and costs as Public Works Building work produces change orders and consultant hires

City of Chester Council · November 13, 2025
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Council members raised concerns about repeated change orders on the new Public Works Building, a $9,886 change order increasing the Davis construction contract to $4,918,253, and the ratification of MG Engineering for environmental oversight after elevated manganese and underground storage tanks were found.

Council discussion on Nov. 10 turned to the Public Works Building project and related resolutions after the controller sought clarity on recent change orders and consulting contracts.

Controller Joy Taylor asked about change order details and whether the city had redundant consulting arrangements. Staff explained the first change order addressed removal of spoiled soil and underground storage tanks; a test adjacent to the…

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