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Board approves $14,436.50 change order for Randolph–Cherry project; authorizes $535,011.42 payment and KSK license
Summary
The Board of Public Works approved change order one for the Randolph Street–Cherry Street project totaling $14,436.50 to address unexpected utilities and poor soils, approved pay estimate No. 9 for $535,011.42, and granted a Portland cement concrete license to KSK Inc.
The Board of Public Works approved a $14,436.50 change order for the 2025 Street construction project A (Randolph Street–Cherry Street) on Tuesday to cover unforeseen utility conflicts and soil issues, and approved a pay estimate of $535,011.42 for completed work. The board also approved a Portland cement concrete license for KSK Incorporated.
Staff outlined four items comprising change order one. The first was an inside drop on a manhole to connect to a previously unrecorded large-diameter sanitary service, priced at $4,856. The second addressed a mismatch between plan records and field conditions: staff planned to tie into an 8-inch water main but encountered an existing 6-inch main, so a new T was installed on a time-and-materials basis for $2,317.50. The third item covered miscellaneous storm-sewer tie-ins negotiated at $66 per linear foot, totaling $5,016. The fourth added approximately 750 square yards of geogrid beneath the aggregate base to strengthen pavement over unexpectedly poor soils near Thomas Jefferson Elementary, at about $2,247. Staff recommended approval of change order one in the total amount of $14,436.50, and the board approved the motion by voice vote.
Staff then presented pay estimate No. 9 for the Randolph–Cherry project, recommending payment of $535,011.42 for work completed through the end of the reporting period; the board approved that payment by voice vote. During review of a Portland cement concrete license application, a board member asked, “Did you have a chance to review that, Vinny?” and the person addressed as Vinny replied, “Oh, yeah, I did. Everything seems to be in order.” The license for KSK Inc. was approved.
Taken together, the board’s actions clear several administrative and construction tasks for the Randolph–Cherry project and leave the contractor positioned to continue work under the amended contract terms. The meeting record shows these approvals were taken by voice vote; individual roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript.
