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Commission opens review after letter shows high CIP change orders; commissioners question $93M bond sizing
Summary
A resident's analysis showing 10 of 22 CIP projects with high change-order percentages prompted the commission to open a formal review, request targeted questions for the public works director, and ask staff to return with answers and possibly an external audit. Commissioners also raised concerns about planning for a voter-approved $93 million bond for fire and police facilities after a news quote about how the bond amount was chosen was read aloud.
The commission launched a review of capital improvement project (CIP) change orders after reading a letter from resident Jim Mueller outlining that 10 of 22 projects had significant change-order activity and that year-to-date change orders equaled about 19 percent of engineer's estimates for the sampled projects.
Commissioners said the pattern of change orders can indicate multiple causes: volatile materials and labor pricing, unforeseen site conditions, or deficient pre-bid scoping and…
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