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Board withholds payment to consultant amid dispute over school renovation contract scope
Summary
The board discussed holding payment to engineering firm Fuss & O'Neil while members seek clarity on whether billed construction-administration services were covered by the original design contract; Selectman Jeff said he will not sign the check until the boards agree on the scope and a tri-board meeting was requested.
Andover officials held discussion and declined to immediately release remaining consultant fees to Fuss & O'Neil for the AES school bathroom renovation, citing disagreement about whether the work billed was included in the original design contract.
Selectman Jeff (referenced in the public record during the meeting) told the Board of Finance he would not sign a check for the outstanding balance until the committee, the Board of Finance and the Board of Education agreed on the project approach and verified that the consultant’s invoice…
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