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Hillsboro commissioners approve revised pool repair change order; construction costs reconciled to $264,550
Summary
After pressure testing reduced the scope of necessary underground work, the commission approved a change order reconciling the pool repair contract to a final construction value of $264,550.66 and authorized staff to sign the paperwork.
The Hillsboro City Commission approved a reconciled change order for the municipal pool repair project after an engineering update showed the scope of needed underground piping work was smaller than originally estimated.
Structural engineer Jerry Lovin told the commission that pressure testing and targeted excavation reduced the amount of buried piping that needed replacement. Some additional items—reworking a gutter connection and repairing previously unseen broken fittings—added about $21,000 back into the project, but overall the construction value fell to $264,550.66 from the original unit-price contract of $520,193.40.
"We went from $320,000 authorized down to where we're at right now at $264,550," Lovin summarized, noting the contractor had returned to site and that substantial completion was still expected on schedule. Commissioners authorized the mayor/chair to sign the final change order when it is presented, with the city to pay half of the project cost (the project is structured as a 50/50 match in the grant/finance plan discussed at the meeting).
Lovin said testing and repairs clarified the cause of earlier leaks; the team concluded that many leaks had been related to gutter connections and liner seams rather than major underground failures. He recommended deferred items—such as a larger balance tank replacement—be cataloged for future capital work rather than included in this change order to keep the schedule.
What happens next: staff will finalize the change order paperwork and submit the required documentation to the state for matching funds; contractors will complete punch-list items with a target final completion date described in the presentation.
