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Committee approves change order to design expanded water-plant perimeter fencing; engineering totals and $6.5M construction estimate discussed

Evanston Administration & Public Works Committee · January 27, 2026
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Summary

Council approved Change Order #1 with T.Y. Lynn International Great Lakes Inc. to expand design for perimeter fencing, gates and retaining walls at the water plant. Staff said the change order increases engineering/design to about $656,000 (change order $218,000) and estimated construction at roughly $6.5 million, with much of the cost passed to wholesale water customers.

The committee approved Change Order No. 1 to the agreement with T.Y. Lynn International Great Lakes Incorporated for the water utility perimeter fence design (RFP 24-27).

Darryl King, Water Production Bureau chief, told the committee the original contract provided a conceptual design and that the change order funds…

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