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Coos Bay authorizes up to $1.61 million for Pump Station 6 wet-well replacement amid contingency concerns
Summary
After an unexpected wet-well collapse at Pump Station 6, council authorized staff to approve or negotiate a change order up to $1,610,000 to keep the project moving and avoid escalating bypass-pumping costs, while acknowledging that doing so will reduce emergency contingency funds and shift other capital work.
City staff told the Coos Bay City Council on Aug. 6 that an existing wet well at Pump Station 6 failed between Feb. 28 and Feb. 29 and was found beyond repair. The contractor Pacific Excavation submitted a lump-sum amendment of about $1.6 million; the engineer’s estimate was roughly 20% lower.
Jennifer (city staff) said the contractor had not yet provided full backup documentation required by contract and staff expected that information later in the week; because mobilization had been planned, staff asked for authority to approve the…
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