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Council rejects requested change order for Gertie Barrett paving after debate over contingency and responsibility
Summary
Engineering staff asked for a roughly $173,000 (about 10%) change order for the Gertie Barrett Road reconstruction citing utility delays, survey and quantity errors; the council declined the request after debate over whether design or utility delays were responsible and whether contingency levels should be increased on similar projects.
The Mansfield City Council voted down a requested change order for Gertie Barrett Road reconstruction at its July 14 meeting after an extended discussion about project delays, survey coordination and contingency policy.
Engineering Director Raymond Kaufman told the council the project, bid and started in 2024 and has been under construction with an asphalt reconstruction scope. Kaufman said a nine‑month stop in construction resulted from an AT&T utility conflict; he explained that…
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