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Select Water Committee approves sponsor contingency for Dayton water project to reduce local rate pressure
Summary
The committee approved a $39,750 sponsor-contingency allocation for the Dayton Water System Rehabilitation project, contingent on AG review, to cover part of a post-bid cost increase and avoid a full legislative amendment cycle.
The Select Water Committee approved a sponsor-contingency request to help the Town of Dayton cover increased costs on its 2024 water-system rehabilitation project.
Staff told the committee the project’s eligible portion (an infiltration gallery and piping) was originally estimated at approximately $400,000 but design changes—moving from a proposed 12-inch stainless steel wire-wrapped pipe to a 24-inch HDPE pipe, additional quality-control testing and other scope adjustments—caused bid-driven cost increases. Bill Brewer, deputy director of construction, said the eligible portion’s cost creep…
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