Wayland building committee approves $97,273 community center change order with schedule caveat

WAYLAND -- September 24, 2024, Wayland building committee approves community center change order but disputes a quiet four-month deadline slip. The Permanent Municipal Building Committee on Tuesday recommended approval of Change Order No. 4 at $97,273.67, covering roughly $64,000 of heavy interior demo, solar conduit, added fire-alarm smoke devices and display-cabinet tweaks, on the condition that no general conditions costs attach to the new Feb. 11 substantial completion date. Members said they never knowingly voted to extend the original December deadline; project manager Kim Tracy reported the 42-day extension had been logged on Change Order No. 2 in June and attributed to earlier trench-demolition scope. "We've been complaining about the slippage of schedule for months," one member said. With Change Order No. 4 and pending risk-register items, roughly $216,000 in contingency would remain.