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Board tables $330,000+ change‑order request for Catalyst wastewater design, approves $13.4M construction contract and seeks bond counsel
Summary
After a lengthy debate over compressed grant timelines and undocumented design changes, the board tabled a consultant change‑order request (originally ~ $545k, later reduced) and approved the construction contract to Musik Construction for $13,398,888; commissioners authorized staff to consult bond counsel about borrowing options to fund remaining work.
The Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners on March 17 tabled a contested design change‑order request for the Catalyst Industrial Park wastewater treatment plant and separately approved the construction contract needed to keep the project moving toward an August grant deadline.
Design and engineering teams told the board accelerated grant deadlines forced parallel design and procurement work that increased staff time and scope. Kevin Conoy, vice president at Barge Design Solutions, and other consultants described multiple schedule compressions — the project’s completion timetable was reduced by months — and said the firms revised plans, procured long‑lead items and rebid packages to cut previously high contractor estimates. Conoy said after rework and rebidding the construction low bid for the plant…
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