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Board approves amendment to Barge Design agreement; legal counsel urges higher liquidated damages
Summary
The Town of Thompson's Station approved an amendment to Barge Design's contract extending construction and engineering inspection services at the wastewater treatment plant. Town legal counsel said recovery options from the contractor are limited and recommended increasing liquidated damages (historically $1,000/day) to better capture costs.
The Town of Thompson's Station voted to approve an amendment to the professional services agreement with Barge Design to extend construction and engineering inspection services at the town's wastewater treatment plant.
At a board meeting, town legal counsel advised that the town's remedies for recovering additional costs from the contractor are narrow. "Your remedy is through the liquidated damages that we have already approved and voted on," counsel said, noting existing provisions had…
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