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Housing board lets executive director approve Maple Gardens change orders up to $50,000
Summary
The Fall River Housing Authority authorized its executive director to approve change orders in the field for the Maple Gardens Gateway project with a $50,000 cap, while requiring designer and state construction-advisor concurrence and monthly updates; National Grid electrical work (~$62,000) was discussed as a separate scope.
The Fall River Housing Authority voted to let its executive director approve change orders on the Maple Gardens Gateway project up to $50,000, a measure board members said is meant to avoid work stoppages on a roughly $8.2 million state-funded project.
Executive Director Kevin asked the board for permission to sign change orders in the field when necessary so contractors would not lose weather windows or momentum while waiting for a monthly board meeting. He said he would not approve any change without a designer recommendation and the construction…
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