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District to reengineer bus barn site after unexpected poor soils; staff say engineering firm will cover rework
Summary
Bandon SD 54 staff told trustees they found deep poor fill under the planned bus barn site, prompting plans to move the building about 60 feet, reengineer foundations and seek payment from the engineering contractor; moving the site could save roughly $15,000 by avoiding a lift station.
District facilities staff reported to the Bandon SD 54 board on Feb. 28 that geotechnical conditions at the planned bus barn site were worse than expected and that the district is pursuing reengineering and cost recovery from its engineering contractor.
"We dug down at least 15 feet, and we didn't hit where the soil again," a facilities staff member (S4) told the board, describing extensive fill and unstable ground beneath the building footprint.
Staff said engineers have proposed moving the structure about "60 feet-ish" to higher ground and rotating it so doors face a different direction. That relocation would place the building on firmer soil and could avoid installing a sewer lift station, a change staff estimated could save about $15,000.
The facilities representative said the project's geotechnical work was mishandled: engineers reused a geo report from a different location rather than performing a new site survey. "They took that one and used that for over there, which hadn't been surveyed," S4 said, and added the district is negotiating with the firm to cover the cost of necessary rework.
Board members and staff described next steps as collecting bids for the revised plan, re-evaluating costs and moving forward without extending the project timeline if the district can restart work within weeks. Staff said they are asking the engineering firm to pay for the additional geotechnical and design work because the error was not the district's.
Trustees heard the report and asked questions; staff said the district expects to keep the original July timeline if work resumes promptly and that bids are being collected.
