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Council member questions $2M professional‑liability requirement for engineers; staff asked to research
Summary
Council member Tori said the city's $2M/$3M professional liability requirement may block smaller local engineering firms from bidding; staff said the requirement is tied to the Oregon tort claims cap and the council requested a city‑attorney briefing memo and comparator research.
A council member identified in the record as Tori raised concerns during the work session that Springfield’s insurance requirements for engineers could effectively exclude small local firms from bidding on public‑improvement permits. "What we're doing is we're excluding smaller engineers, and it's costing our constituents more money," Tori said, citing a requirement of $2,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 aggregate professional liability.
Jamie Eboa, the city’s risk manager, explained the distinction between…
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