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Council authorizes change orders and supplemental appropriation for West Park improvements
Summary
Council approved ordinances authorizing two change orders for the West Park ball-field project — one to address poor soils, another to replace and upgrade fencing — and approved a supplemental appropriation to cover the work and finish project elements such as signs and bleachers.
Mount Gilead’s council approved ordinances authorizing two change orders and a supplemental appropriation tied to the West Park ball-field and adjacent recreation improvements.
Administrator Allen explained that change order No. 1 addresses poor soils discovered during construction and that change order No. 2 covers replacing the old rusted fence with a new black fence rather than reinstalling existing material. Allen told council that the village is documenting award and contract prices in ordinance language because initial authorizations had not specified final dollar amounts and two change orders were necessary.
Council suspended the reading of the ordinance and passed the legislation to authorize the change orders and a supplemental appropriation to fund the two change orders and other finishing items (signs, some bleachers and related materials). Allen noted the project includes security cameras and other measures to protect the village’s investment.
Why it matters: The change orders reflect construction realities (poor soils and the need to replace rather than reinstall older fencing) and require supplemental village funding to keep the project on schedule.
What happens next: The administrator will finalize contract paperwork and issue change-order documentation consistent with the enacted ordinances; contractors will proceed with fence installation and remaining site work.
Quote: "Change order 1 had to do with poor soils... change order number 2 had to do with the fencing," Administrator Allen said when describing the reasons for the supplemental appropriation.
Provenance: The change-order explanation appears in the administrator’s report; the council suspended readings and approved the ordinances authorizing the work in recorded votes.
