Board notes $30.4M emergency amendment for Tiffany Run storm-drain repair
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The Board of Estimates noted a fifth amendment to an emergency Garney Companies contract for repair of a failed 108-inch storm drain at Tiffany Run (Montebello). The final cost was reported at $30,387,638.93—about $671,000 under the authorized $31 million—and the board flagged procedural delays in timely notation of prior amendments.
The Board of Estimates on Jan. 7 noted the fifth amendment to an emergency agreement with Garney Companies Inc. for emergency repair and replacement of a severely failed 108-inch brick masonry storm drain at Tiffany Run in the Montebello area. Deputy Director Alan Robinson said the work began during COVID-era disruptions and that the final project cost was $30,387,638.93, about $671,000 less than the previously authorized $31 million upset limit.
Board members and the city administrator discussed timing and notification procedures: several earlier amendments had been processed as emergency procurements and the fifth amendment was being formally noted only now. Officials said they have put new SOPs and checks and balances in place to ensure timely board notification (noting within 30 days to file and 45 days to present was discussed). Budget staff highlighted the scale of the project relative to the stormwater operating budget and said the one project represented roughly 42% of the fiscal-year stormwater operating budget, underscoring the need to build workforce capacity and longer-term infrastructure planning.
The board noted the item and asked for continued procedural improvements and workforce planning for aging infrastructure projects.