Committee okays submitting $328,103 change order for Roselle site contract to full board to cover rental/insurance costs

Washington County project staff told the committee a $328,103.30 change order for the Roselle site general‑contractor contract is needed to cover extended equipment rental and related insurance costs caused by schedule delays; the committee voted to forward the change order and a budget amendment to the full board.

The project manager explained negotiations with subcontractors produced smaller adjustments but said the Roselle site general contractor's equipment rental and insurance exposure was the largest unresolved item. “The number is ... $328,103.30,” the project manager said while presenting the documentation. Staff described the negotiated billing as covering three months of equipment rental and associated insurance rather than nine months originally quoted.

The treasurer and project manager told the committee contingency and interest earnings on project accounts could cover part of the change order. Project staff said there is about $220,000 left in contingency and some interest earned in the ICS account; the recommendation was to drain contingency first and recognize interest revenue for any remaining amount needed. The committee approved forwarding the change order and a resolution authorizing the treasurer to amend the project budget and the chairman to sign the change order; staff said the full board packet would include the budget amendment language and numbers.

Action and next steps: committee passed a motion to send the change order and corresponding budget amendment to the full board for final approval and to authorize the treasurer to adjust accounts as necessary to pay the contractor pending full board action.