Board ratifies $150,786 change order for stormwater projects after heated debate on process
The Board ratified MRI Construction Change Order Estimate #500 for Phase I and II stormwater projects totaling $150,786.09 amid criticism from Vice Chair Terry Mountford about project overruns and authority to approve change orders without a Special Meeting; the Board directed District Counsel to draft 'ground rules' for future approvals.
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District Engineer Charlie Krebs and PSGRC General Manager Eric Long explained that the Change Order and inlet relocations were field responses to existing conditions; the work followed tours with homeowners and site review. Vice Chair Terry Mountford objected, saying the CDD was already "$300,000+ over budget" on similar projects and criticized approving an additional $150,786.09 without holding a Special Meeting, calling it a "major dysfunction in the CDD’s operating process."
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