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Board ratifies $150,786 change order after debate over process and contingency
Summary
The board ratified MRI Construction Change Order Estimate #500 for $150,786.09 after staff explained field-driven inlet relocations; Vice Chair Terry Mountford criticized approving the additional expense without a special meeting and the board directed counsel to draft 'ground rules' for future project contingencies.
Board members heard an explanation from District Engineer Charlie Krebs and PSGRC General Manager Eric Long about a Change Order for MRI Construction that adjusted inlet locations for Phase II of a stormwater management project. Krebs and Long said the changes arose from field conditions and homeowner concerns discovered during a site tour.
Vice Chair Terry Mountford criticized the decision-making process, saying "there is a major dysfunction in the CDD’s operating process" and objecting to approving an additional $150,786.09 without convening a special meeting. Mr. Blumenthal moved to ratify MRI Construction, Inc. Change Order Estimate #500 for Price Changes of Phase 1 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 future projects, including contingency-authority thresholds and requirements for scheduling special meetings when appropriate.
