Green River City Council members will learn next week at their semi-monthly work session about a cost overrun on the FMC Spur Road project. According to documents released by the city, the contractor, Reiman Corporation, has asked for more than $115,000 to be added to the project because nearly one-fifth of the rock that has been encountered is harder than engineering analysis before the project estimated it would be. The project Engineer, Inberg Miller Associates, is recommending about half that increase be authorized by the council.
In a letter dated Wednesday, Mike Brown of Inberg Miller reports that about 7,000 cubic yards of excavated rock from the project are too hard to break down with equipment the contractor had on site under the original contract. The rock was supposed to be broken down by the contractor simply rolling over it with normal construction equipment. However, to use the rock for the roadway embankment, additional equipment needs to be brought in.
The engineer's recommendation is that the city require part of that equipment cost, running a larger trackhoe to excavate the material, be borne by the contractor. Other changes and equipment, as well as the use of fill dirt from an adjacent property, are extra work beyond the original contract, according to the engineer, and the contractor should be paid extra for it. Once credits are applied for some work the revision will cause not to be needed, the total recommended extra cost is just over $60,600.
The council is expected to spend about 45 minutes discussing the item at their December 14th workshop, which is open to the public. Action on the matter is expected at the December 21st meeting.
In a letter dated Wednesday, Mike Brown of Inberg Miller reports that about 7,000 cubic yards of excavated rock from the project are too hard to break down with equipment the contractor had on site under the original contract. The rock was supposed to be broken down by the contractor simply rolling over it with normal construction equipment. However, to use the rock for the roadway embankment, additional equipment needs to be brought in.
The engineer's recommendation is that the city require part of that equipment cost, running a larger trackhoe to excavate the material, be borne by the contractor. Other changes and equipment, as well as the use of fill dirt from an adjacent property, are extra work beyond the original contract, according to the engineer, and the contractor should be paid extra for it. Once credits are applied for some work the revision will cause not to be needed, the total recommended extra cost is just over $60,600.
The council is expected to spend about 45 minutes discussing the item at their December 14th workshop, which is open to the public. Action on the matter is expected at the December 21st meeting.
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