Town highlights $8,000 insurance change order for water project; contractor to cover cost

During an update on a local water-treatment construction project, Speaker 3 asked whether there had been surprises or change orders. Speaker 4 said the project has had one minor change order: the town required additional insurance to ensure the project’s underground piping is covered.

Speaker 4 reported the additional insurance requirement totals $8,000. Speaker 1 added that the builder's-risk requirement in the contract documentation was changed from $70,000 to $78,000 to cover the underground piping; Speaker 1 said "Woodhounds pays for that as a change order." Speaker 3 responded that the $8,000 change order is "well within the contingency."

The exchange recorded no formal vote or ordinance; the remarks describe adjustments to insurance requirements and the contractor’s payment responsibility as stated by meeting participants. The transcript does not disclose the total contract value, the contingency ceiling, or whether the change-order paperwork was executed at the meeting.