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Select Board flags contingency shortfall, orders tighter oversight of fire/highway building project
Summary
After learning phase 1 of a three-building renovation project has exposed unanticipated costs and a $160,000 electrical change-order tied to a school labor contribution, the North Brookfield Select Board directed more frequent owner-team follow-up, asked the building committee to propose cost-savings and authorized staff to facilitate weekly OAC updates.
The North Brookfield Select Board on Dec. 30 pressed the owner nd project team for faster decision-making after contingency funds for the town—ire/highway renovation were nearly exhausted.
Select Board members heard from the owner's project manager and the architect/contract administrator that phase 1 of the three-building program had uncovered significant, unanticipated scope and that Bay Path School would not perform anticipated electrical work at the highway barn, producing about a $160,000 change-order impact. The project's representatives said the uncovered work, procurement lead times and previously removed items during value engineering now threaten the budget for later phases.
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