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Council approves nearly $3 million change order for downtown work after discovery of underground tank
Summary
Council approved a contested-consent change order increasing a downtown infrastructure contract by nearly $3 million to cover additional concrete, paving and removal of an unanticipated underground tank; staff said the accelerated timeline to spend state funding reduced time for subsurface investigations.
The Fresno City Council on Jan. 15 approved a change order that raised the scope and cost of a downtown capital project by roughly $3 million after crews discovered unanticipated subsurface conditions, including a large underground tank.
Council Member Richardson asked staff to explain the sudden cost increase and whether the city should have anticipated the condition. Francisco Magos of the capital projects department said that during construction crews found unexpected…
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