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Council approves $117K change order for Industrial Drive West; engineers acknowledge bid‑form quantity error
Summary
Pearland approved a construction change order to complete Industrial Drive West, including an extra 164 linear feet of box culvert and additional lime for subgrade stabilization. The design engineer acknowledged a QA/QC error that omitted the quantity from the bid form; council debated responsibility and contingency use.
Pearland City Council voted to approve a construction change order for the Industrial Drive West reconstruction project on March 16 after staff and the design engineer explained adjustments based on field conditions.
City staff said the change order reflects differences between bid quantities and actual field needs. The largest adjustments identified were an additional 164 linear feet of 6x2 box culvert and added lime for subgrade stabilization, accounting for the majority of the roughly $117,000 increase. Staff said the…
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