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Council told Amendment 1 will add $1.99M to owner's‑rep contract for Brighton water treatment plant; staff say cost covered by contingency
Summary
Utilities staff recommended a contract amendment that would add $1,989,202 to the owner's representative contract with Corolla Engineers to extend on‑site advisory, commissioning and inspection work after design changes led the city to build a new plant rather than expand the old one; staff said the money will come from the project's contingency and is within the previously approved $168M project budget.
Brighton utilities staff presented Amendment 1 to the owner’s representative contract for the city’s new water treatment plant, recommending council accept changes totaling $1,989,202 to Corolla Engineers’ contract to cover extended advisory, startup and commissioning services.
Utilities Director Scott Olsen explained the original owner’s representative contract with Corolla Engineers was executed on Oct. 12, 2022, for about $6.3 million with an original schedule reflecting a December 2025 completion. He said the city later redesigned the project — moving from an enlargement of the existing plant to a new facility — which extended construction time and increased the owner's‑rep workload on…
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