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Council approves $5,300 change order after members press for clearer process
Summary
Brainerd City Council approved a $5,300 change order for the Right & 10th reconstruction project after engineers found and tested potentially contaminated soil. Several council members pressed staff over decisions made outside full council and directed staff to provide a report on the decision-making process at the next meeting.
Brainerd City Council voted to approve a $5,300 change order Wednesday for extra labor and equipment tied to the Right & 10th Street reconstruction project, and directed staff to report back on how project-scope decisions were made.
City Engineer Jesse Dean told council staff and the contractor had to isolate and test material found during construction; testing came back negative, enabling reuse. Dean said the change order reimburses contractor hours and equipment for the additional on-site work the city ordered.
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