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County engineer wins board approval to reduce retainage for urban reconstruction project
Summary
The board approved County Engineer Justin Sorum’s request to lower contractor retainage for SAP 014‑602‑031 to 1% because remaining work is minor (under $10,000) and the project has reached substantial completion.
The Clay County Board approved a request from County Engineer Justin Sorum to reduce contract retainage for the Comstock urban reconstruction project (SAP 014‑602‑031) to 1 percent. Sorum said the remaining value of work is under $10,000 and that "the standard is 5% until... substantial completion," noting it is common on urban projects to reduce retainage at that stage.
Commissioner Campbell moved to reduce the retainage and Commissioner Ebinger seconded; the motion passed by voice vote. Commissioners and staff described the project as having started with unique challenges but finishing well, with a small amount of minor work remaining this fall.
