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After public criticism, Loomis council approves on‑call engineering contracts and staff pledges RFQ next year
Summary
Residents criticized repeated contract amendments and a $145,000 amendment tied to the Sierra College project; staff said most costs are reimbursable and cited an 8.5M CIP; council approved items 7 and 8 and staff committed to issuing an RFQ in January with new contracts by March.
Public criticism of the town’s use of on‑call engineering consultants dominated the discussion around consent agenda items 7 and 8 Monday, but council approved the contracts after extended public comment and staff responses.
Resident Dave Dowley told the council the design consultant had failed to identify buried sewer and water lines at a Sierra College project and asked that the $145,000…
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