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Supervisors accept Old School Road bridge work despite construction error; release final payment
Summary
The Board accepted the General Bridge Repair Contract at a total cost of $344,469.33 despite gabion baskets being installed backwards; an LTL inspection deemed the work satisfactory and the Board released a final payment of $19,961.03 to Gordon Baver Inc.
Township Engineer Peter Eisenbrown reported that the contractor installed gabion baskets at the Old School Road Bridge in a manner the engineer characterized as "backwards." The engineering consultant LTL inspected the construction and issued a letter stating, "they are satisfactory as constructed and are structurally sufficient to serve their intended purpose." Based on that assessment, the Board accepted the project as completed at a total contract cost of $344,469.33 after a motion by Stefan Laessig and a second by Tim Woodward; the vote was 5-0.
After acceptance, Ben Fiorito moved to release the final payment of $19,961.03 to Gordon Baver Inc.; the motion was seconded by Stefan Laessig and approved 5-0. The minutes record the LTL letter as the basis for acceptance despite the construction issue; the Board did not withhold final payment.
