City staff outlines multiple change orders on Raves Bayou drainage project; recommends resolution approval

City staff presented a series of change orders for the Raves Bayou improvement and detention-pond work and recommended the council approve a resolution attaching change orders 3, 4 and 5. Rigo, the project representative, told the council the project previously approved at the June meeting had accumulated several supplemental line items including pavement removal, additional concrete, air-release valves and manholes, and concrete pumping. Staff said the work is included in the Fiscal Year 2024 capital improvement plan and that roughly 90% of the project is funded through CDBG-MIT grant funds; the city’s local share remains in effect for the balance.

Rigo explained the timing pressure on the contractor, noting a November deadline tied to reimbursement. Councilmembers asked for visual context and maps; Rigo said crews had already demucked portions of the channel and opened some lanes to allow sidewalk and other finish work. No separate contested vote on the change orders was recorded in the transcript; the consent agenda that included this item was approved by council earlier in the meeting. Council asked staff to continue updates and to work with adjacent property owners as the contractor completes work ahead of the grant deadline.