The City of Atlantic will save more than $209-thousand through the use of a change order with Precision Concrete Services (PCS) of Atlantic, for 2014 Street Improvement Projects (SIP). City Administrator Doug Harris reported the good news to the City Council during their meeting, Wednesday evening. Harris said the original cost estimate for the various reconstruction, Mill, Patch and Overlay projects was $755-thousand. He said since so many other projects have been completed, which saved 20-percent. The change order amounts to $545,857, which is a savings of $209, 143.   

Because the City saved money through a change order, it will be able to have work done on all of 17^th Street from the west side of Redwood Drive all the way to the track and soccer field, instead of just from Redwood to an east dead end. But because the added portion of 17^th Street was not included in the PCS contract, it will need to go through the design process with construction to begin at a later date.

In other business, the Council tabled action on a Resolution accepting Public Improvements to the Wastewater Treatment Plant. Doug Harris said he spoke with a representative of Hawkins Construction, which has agreed to pay the City for costs associated with problems caused by the improper compaction of fill materials below the new plant’s blower building.

Hawkins has agreed to pay the City $32,000, in exchange for the City not assessing Hawkins liquidated damages for the project, which was supposed to have been completed last November. Harris said the improvements were completed and officials are satisfied. The Council will act on approving the final payment for the project at it’s meeting on March 12^th.