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Council orders letters after consultants flag major HVAC scope and schedule problems in town‑hall renovation
Summary
Consultants reported missing HVAC scope and roughly $143,000 in additional work plus a 10–11 week schedule delay on the town‑hall renovation. The council authorized the manager to issue a notice reserving the town’s rights, directed a responsibility matrix, and scheduled an in‑person meeting with the contractor and consultants to sort liabilities and next steps.
Consultants and town staff told the South Berwick Town Council they have uncovered significant design and schedule problems in the town‑hall renovation that could add hundreds of thousands of dollars and delay completion by months.
Dovetail (the town’s project manager) briefed the council on a review presented at a recent contractor meeting that concluded design documents received by bidders were incomplete—"about 80–85%" complete in one consultant's assessment—leading to bid assumptions that did not include newly discovered piping, insulation and equipment. The update identified a previously reported $500,000 HVAC exposure and a subsequent change (CR4) that added about $143,000 more,…
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