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Committee approves two change orders totaling roughly $175,000 and several financial reports
Summary
The joint committee approved proposed change orders to address large steel penetrations ($49,915) and elevator-opening masonry repairs (not to exceed $125,600), accepted routine executed change orders under $15,000, and approved warrants and the March Amplifund report during the May 4 meeting.
The JV Fletcher Library joint board voted on May 4 to approve two proposed change orders to the construction contract and proceeded with routine financial approvals.
Change order 31 (RFI 97) — $49,915: Jennifer described the work as adding braced frames and creating larger-than-anticipated openings in two existing wings to install major steel columns and associated temporary shoring. The value presented tonight was a negotiated reduction from an earlier figure; the team said the added cost covers supplemental steel, fabrication, demolition and shoring. After questions about structural approach and how holes are made and made safe, the committee moved and approved the PCO by roll call.
Change order 50 (RFI 126) — not to exceed $125,600: the board approved one of the larger single PCOs discussed in the meeting to address multiple unforeseen conditions revealed when the old elevator shaft was removed. The project team said the masonry around the former shaft and a wood beam intended for reuse were structurally compromised and required a bundled corrective response from the structural engineer and contractor. The committee discussed the surprise nature of the condition and accepted the staff recommendation to treat it as an unforeseen condition; the motion passed on roll call (one member recorded a reluctant aye in the transcript).
Other approvals and financials: Ellen reviewed executed change orders under $15,000 (aggregated as executed change order 5 = $23,513) and said she will post updated contingency numbers after accounting for tonight’s votes. She reported that disbursement requests are planned for mid-May (~$1,570,399) and mid-June (~$1,000,000) and that an escalation grant of about $829,000 is expected in July 2027 when the building is occupied. The committee also approved warrants/invoices as presented and voted to accept the March 2026 Amplifund report.
What was decided: both PCOs presented this evening were approved individually by roll-call votes; the board accepted staff’s framing that the PCOs respond to unforeseen site conditions and authorized contingency use as described. The committee did not change the project design and asked that further cost details be tracked and reported.
Provenance: PCO 31 introduced at SEG 1236–SEG 1275; PCO 31 vote at SEG 1569–SEG 1599. PCO 50 introduced at SEG 1604–SEG 1664; PCO 50 vote at SEG 1791–SEG 1819. Financial/contingency discussion at SEG 1839–SEG 1993; Amplifund approval at SEG 1994–SEG 2045.
