By Mark Squibb
Mount Pearl council this week approved two new change orders for the Olympic Drive resurfacing project, bringing the total number of change orders thus far to seven.
The first was for an increase of materials valued at $48,037, HST included.
The second was for the installation of four new traffic loops, which detect vehicles and are typically used at traffic lights, on Olympic Drive, as part of the current construction.
“The loops will require replacement prior to surface coarse asphalt and it’s within the scope of work, so it’s recommended we approve Change Order #7 and to supply and install four new traffic loops, at a total cost of $7,475, and that includes HST,” explained Deputy Mayor Nicole Kieley.
The two change orders combined for a total of $55,512, HST included, and council approved both unanimously in a single motion.
The initial contract was awarded to Farrell’s Excavating Ltd., last July in the amount of $798,933, HST included, but approximately $250,000 in change orders has pushed the project past the million-dollar threshold.
Former change orders to the project have included the installation of a watermain valve to the Glacier ($22,425), supply and installation of ‘four-inch minus’ gravel ($51,390), and relocation of fire hydrants ($25,012).
