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Emery County Local Building Authority ratifies three change orders; removes senior-center kitchen from contractor scope
Summary
At its Sept. 3 meeting in Castle Dale, the Emery County Local Building Authority ratified three change orders tied to the Huntington Senior Center and the county gasification research building, removing commercial kitchen equipment from the senior-center contractor and approving modest cost increases on the gasification garage doors.
The Emery County Local Building Authority on Sept. 3 in Castle Dale ratified three change orders affecting ongoing county construction projects, approved routine bills and minutes, and discussed an additional pending change order for the gasification research building.
The board ratified Change Order No. 2 from PRT Builders for the Huntington Senior Center, which removes commercial kitchen equipment from the contractor's scope. An unidentified board member (Speaker 4) described the item as "a decrease, and it's actually just removing the commercial kitchen equipment" and said "It's right around $250,000" in scope removed because the authority plans to purchase the kitchen equipment directly to avoid contractor markup and taxes. Speaker 2 moved to ratify the change order; Speaker 3 seconded. The presiding roll call recorded 'Aye' votes from Jensen and Leonard and a third affirmative recorded as 'Citrix.'
On the county's gasification research building, the board ratified two related change orders. The first, Change Order No. 2 from TSJ Construction, covers purchase, supply and installation of three 14-by-20-foot commercial garage doors and increases that contract by $26,982. Speaker 4 said those doors are "right around $7,500 per door" and that the change keeps the project within the overall budget. The motion to ratify was made by Speaker 2, seconded by Speaker 3, and recorded as approved with affirmative votes (Jensen, Leonard, and a third recorded name).
A second gasification-related change order — Change Order No. 2 from Busc Incorporated — addresses additional and corrective metal work required after downsizing the door openings; Speaker 4 said that increase is $7,072.85 to reengineer and add metal to the door openings. That motion was also moved by Speaker 2, seconded by Speaker 3, and approved with recorded 'Aye' votes.
Board members also discussed an upcoming Change Order No. 3 for the gasification building, which Speaker 4 said will address man doors, additional compaction under the kiln footprint, and finish grading; no dollar amount had been provided at the meeting. "We don't have a dollar amount yet, but it has to do with the man doors on the building, some compaction work under... where the kiln will sit," Speaker 4 said. The speaker said the compaction was necessary because areas had not been adequately compacted and were already settling, and that the anticipated increases remain within the project's budget.
On the Huntington Senior Center, speakers discussed electrical service routing after learning that transformers for an underground three-phase feed had a 12–18 month delivery window. Speaker 1 said the board would install overhead service rather than wait, noting the change would save roughly $6,000–$8,000 and that many nearby properties already use overhead lines: "So we don't have any choice but to go through the air... It saved us, like, 6 or $8,000 or something," Speaker 1 said.
Board members discussed procurement logistics for the separately purchased kitchen equipment. Speaker 1 said a person named Robbie will coordinate orders and that the equipment list is itemized; Speaker 4 said communication lines with the vendor and county staff (Wyatt and Rob) are in place to time delivery so equipment arrives when the project can receive it.
The board noted that the Huntington senior center had been deep cleaned and that signage identifying CIB funding had been installed. With no additional business, the meeting was adjourned.
Votes at a glance: Approval of July 16, 2024 minutes (motion: Speaker 2; second: Speaker 3) — recorded 'Aye' votes from Jensen and Leonard. Ratification of PRT Builders Change Order No. 2 (motion: Speaker 2; second: Speaker 3) — recorded 'Aye' votes; ratification of TSJ Construction Change Order No. 2 (motion: Speaker 2; second: Speaker 3) — recorded 'Aye' votes; ratification of Busc Incorporated Change Order No. 2 (motion: Speaker 2; second: Speaker 3) — recorded 'Aye' votes. Exact tallies were not fully enumerated in the record for all members.
Next steps: staff will obtain signatures on procurement paperwork for the separately purchased commercial kitchen equipment and will return proposed Change Order No. 3 for the gasification building to the board when a cost is available.
