Norwich building committee approves grouped change orders as projects move toward construction
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Summary
The Norwich Building Committee approved packaged change orders for multiple school projects and consent items after staff outlined assorted credits, coordination-driven cost additions and schedule-driven premium-time charges. Votes were taken by roll call and motions passed.
The Norwich Building Committee voted to approve grouped change orders covering work across the district’s school construction program after staff walked members through a long list of items that included both credits and contract-cost increases.
Chair (speaker 1) called the motions in groups by school and took each by roll call. Committee members moved and seconded the grouped approvals; the Chair announced each motion passed after members responded in the roll call.
Staff (speaker 2) summarized the items, calling out a small credit for a revised storm line at one site and a larger, coordination-driven increase to install interactive flat panels and their mounting/AV back boxes as a turnkey scope rather than leaving installation to furniture delivery. He also described scope adjustments such as relocated wireless access points and ADA-related revisions to a loading-dock ramp that required handrails and guardrails.
The committee discussed which PCOs would be paid from contingency allowances and which would increase contract cost. Staff said some items (PCOs 7–11) would come from allowances rather than increasing the GMPs; others would be charged to the contractor on a time-and-materials basis, with oversight from CSG and the construction manager.
Mark Kullos moved to approve the first grouped set of PCOs and Pete (speaker 5) seconded. The group then approved the other PCO clusters by the same process. No member registered a nay during the roll calls called by the Chair.
The approvals were procedural authorizations to proceed with the described adjustments; staff noted that several items remain subject to reconciliation and back-charges where subcontractor responsibility is identified. The committee did not amend the staff recommendations at the meeting.
The committee moved on to other agenda items and scheduled a special meeting later in the month to consider awards and final bid packages.
