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Committee approves CDM Smith change order for PFAS study after testing delays; no extra cost reported
Summary
Evanston’s Administration & Public Works Committee approved a change order to CDM Smith’s PFAS treatment study contract after delays caused by malfunctioning test skids. Daryl King said roughly $1 million has been spent and the city remains below the new federal PFAS MCL of 4 parts per trillion.
The Evanston Administration & Public Works Committee on March 9 approved change order number 1 to the agreement with CDM Smith for a PFAS treatment technique study (RP23‑01), the committee’s chair announced after a 6–0 roll‑call vote.
Daryl King, water production bureau chief, told the committee the city has spent “just a little over $1,000,000” so far on the roughly $1,500,000 project and described the cause of a two‑year delay: custom‑built test skids and columns arrived but some were not functioning properly and had to be removed and replaced. King said CDM Smith completed…
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