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Budget and Finance commissioners press for audit after large CIP cost increases
Summary
Commissioners and public commenters flagged large variances between initial CIP appropriations and final project costs, questioned change-order practices and asked staff for data; a three-member subcommittee was created to draft questions and recommend next steps.
Commissioners on the Redondo Beach Budget and Finance Commission on Monday pressed staff for clearer controls and third-party review after being shown projects where final construction costs far exceeded initial appropriations.
Commissioner Gieske, who requested the item be brought back, told the commission that initial appropriations for a set of completed projects amounted to “almost $10,000,000” while subsequent appropriations totaled roughly $46,000,000, producing substantial cost variances. He singled out one example—project No. 4124 on Anita Street—where the council-awarded contract of about $213,000 grew to a final cost of $711,000 after a…
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