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Finance committee recommends $1.28 million award for rock-slide mitigation design despite member concerns about FEMA-driven scope

Skagway Municipality Finance Committee · May 14, 2025
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Summary

The committee recommended awarding the Phase 1 rock-slide mitigation engineering and design contract to Shannon & Wilson for up to $1,280,337; one member expressed strong concerns about FEMA-driven scope assumptions, equipment access (helicopter references) and risk of change orders, while staff said FEMA BRIC funding requires certain scope elements but the phase 1 design can be used without future federal construction funds.

The finance committee recommended that the assembly approve awarding the Phase 1 design contract for the rock-slide mitigation project to Shannon & Wilson in an amount not to exceed $1,280,337. The project’s Phase 1 design is funded largely by FEMA BRIC grant funds (manager cited roughly $1,100,000 in FEMA BRIC funds and approximately $486,000 in matching MOS funds for…

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