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Shelby Drive project faces $1M net increase after unexpected poor soils; town to receive 80% reimbursement
Summary
A change order adding $1,001,299.11 to the Shelby Drive improvements contract was approved after presentations showing worse‑than‑anticipated subsurface conditions; staff said the additional cost is 80% reimbursable by TDOT/Memphis MPO and the project completion may accelerate to December 2026 from May 2027 on revised phasing.
Deputy town engineer Tim Guatney briefed the board on Change Order No. 1 for the Shelby Drive improvements from Sycamore Road to U.S. Highway 72, explaining that field conditions uncovered much poorer soils than shown in the original design.
Guatney said the original contract with Madden Phillips was $14,208,767.86 and that three exhibit items produced a net contract increase of $1,001,299.11, yielding a new contract…
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