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Commissioners delay decision on 10% paving cost increase request for Retallack I&I work
Summary
A subcontractor requested a 10% price increase for the Retallack I&I paving contract due to higher liquid asphalt costs (from $19.94/SY to $21.93/SY), a roughly $13,000 increase; commissioners agreed to wait 60 days before approving or proceeding.
Town staff told commissioners that Retallack is ready for a subcontractor to pave but the subcontractor has requested a 10% cost adjustment because liquid asphalt prices have risen since the job was priced two years earlier. The per‑square‑yard price would move from $19.94 to $21.93, producing a total project increase of about $13,000, staff said.
Commissioners discussed the request and agreed not to approve the increase immediately; instead they directed staff to wait 60 days to see whether asphalt prices decline and to revisit the decision if prices do not fall. No motion to accept the price increase was recorded at the May 27 meeting.
The item affects the Retallack infiltration and inflow (I&I) project schedule; commissioners did not change the scope of work and expressed a preference to avoid immediate cost increases where possible.
