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Board ratifies $150,786 change order for stormwater projects after heated debate on process
Summary
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.
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."
Board members debated timing, contingency planning and whether to require project-manager authority limits. Kurt Blumenthal said the timing issue reflected projects carrying into the next fiscal year and defended proceeding so that the work would function as intended. On motion by Mr. Blumenthal and seconded by Mr. Merrill, the Board ratified MRI Construction, Inc. Change Order Estimate #500 for Phase I and Phase II Stormwater Management Projects, in the amount of $150,786.09; the motion passed "with all in favor." The Board directed District Counsel Tony Pires to draft ground rules for approvals exceeding specified amounts.
