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Pontiac council approves $180,000 increase to recreation center GMP after debate; members seek legal opinion
Summary
Council approved a $180,000 increase to the guaranteed maximum price for the city’s youth recreation center to cover unexpectedly larger underground pipes identified after bids. Several council members asked for a written legal opinion on the contract’s allowance for such change orders and warned of the risk of further cost increases.
Pontiac City Council voted 5–2 on Dec. 16 to approve a $180,000 increase to the guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for the youth recreation center site infrastructure work, after contractor Clark Construction said larger‑diameter underground pipes were needed once engineering clarifications were received.
Administration and the mayor explained the GMP was set before the final clarification of required pipe…
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