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Committee increases CHIPS line, approves 11 Warren Street change orders after code-related work
Summary
The committee approved an increase to the CHIPS expenditure line and signed change orders for the 11 Warren Street renovation after staff reported an electric-panel depth issue that required additional wall work.
Public Works items drew focused discussion on equipment and construction needs. The committee approved a CHIPS expenditure-line increase and several staffing authorizations for highway operations, and authorized signatures on construction contract changes, including work on the 11 Warren Street renovations.
A Public Works staff member explained a code-driven adjustment to the renovation: "So 1 of the electric panels was expected to be 4 inches deep, and it turned out to be 6 inches deep because of new code. And so then they had to fatten all the wall up so it didn't protrude out in the hallways." The committee carried the motion to approve the change orders after that explanation. Members also discussed whether CHIPS funds would cover a truck purchase; the transcript records a figure of "626,000" during that exchange.
