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Weehawken Board approves $1.7M payment to contractor and a $226K change order for bedrock removal
Summary
The board approved Payment Order #6 for $1,712,209.26 to H&S Construction & Mechanical, Inc. and Change Order #003 for $226,241.47 to remove bedrock encountered during elevator addition site work, increasing the contract to $15,557,241.47.
The Weehawken Board on April 29 approved Payment Order #6 to H&S Construction & Mechanical, Inc. for $1,712,209.26 and also approved Change Order #003 for $226,241.47 to address bedrock discovered while excavating for a new elevator addition and associated site trenching.
The meeting record lists the original contract sum at $15,331,000.00, completed-to-date work at $5,060,824.57, retainage of $101,216.49 and a total earned less retainage of $4,959,608.08; after prior payments the current payment of $1,712,209.26 leaves a balance-to-finish of $10,371,391.92. The approved change order raises the contract total to $15,557,241.47. Both the payment order and the change order were adopted by unanimous roll-call votes.
Board minutes state the change order is intended to remove bedrock discovered on site when digging commenced for the elevator addition and trenching for site work. The board recorded no separate dissent on the financial approvals; subsequent construction payments and contract work will continue under the project manager and district procurement procedures.
