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Council approves meter addition, seeks details on $98,000 Spindler change order
Summary
Council approved adding a $33,000 meter to an ongoing Spindler water/tank project but requested an itemized backup for a packet‑listed $98,000 change‑order increase and asked staff to invite the contractor or engineer to explain the excavation and delay costs.
Mantua — At its Oct. 16 meeting the Mantua Town Council approved adding a $33,000 meter station to an ongoing Spindler project but paused final acceptance of broader change‑order impacts until staff provides detailed backup.
Council members said the packet shows a change order increase of $98,000 tied to added items including the meter; they pressed staff to explain the remaining $65,000 of costs and asked whether excavation, unforeseen bedrock or contractor machine failures caused the overrun. Staff said engineers had encountered bedrock and that the contractor reported additional excavation and piping work; transcripts show council concern about repeated change orders and the need to protect the town budget from avoidable contractor costs.
The council carried a motion to accept the meter station as part of the change order. Members also discussed contract schedule changes to avoid cold‑weather concrete costs and asked staff to get a clearer estimate of potential additional excavation charges (staff estimated possibly $60,000–$70,000 in the meeting but said the attachment would clarify). Council requested the contractor/engineer be asked to attend a future meeting to answer questions and committed to negotiating contract language so the town would not absorb avoidable weather‑related concrete premiums.
The motion to add the meter passed; a full accounting of the change order amount remains outstanding.
