Committee approves change order for Southeast Brainerd reconstruction; record contains inconsistent cost figures

Staff presented Change Order 1 for the Southeast Brainerd Reconstruction project (Improvement 25-05), saying a lack of agreement with property owners on Laurel Street following a closed session required a change order that would preserve a gravel footprint on Laurel, shift sanitary manholes and a hydrant slightly south for constructability, and otherwise allow utility replacement while restoring the roadway to preexisting gravel conditions. Paul Sandy described the proposed work and stated on the record, "The total deduct change order that is presented in front of the council tonight is for a total of $4,044,062 dollars," and recommended approval.

A committee member asked whether moving manholes a short distance added cost; staff said the water and sewer work was already planned and moving them slightly did not materially change cost. A motion to approve staff's recommendation was moved, seconded and carried on voice vote. The transcript also contains a later statement listing the total change-order deduction from the contract as $44,062; that discrepancy appears on the record and was not resolved in the meeting transcript.