Commissioners fault contractor for installing shorter culvert than specified; demand prior approval for scope changes
Commissioners said Urban Construction installed a 90-foot tube where the contract called for 120 feet, raising concerns about bank slope and potential water backup onto neighbors; the board said future scope changes must have prior approval.
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Commissioner Timothy D. Collins told the board the issue prompting the Aug. 11 special session was that the contractor installed "90' of tube installed instead of 120' and slope of banks," a departure from the project's scope as written in the contract. Collins said the concern was about drainage and the risk of water backing up onto neighboring properties rather than the roadway surface itself.
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