HomeMy WebLinkAbout44-09 - Res. Amending Res. 77-05 Construction Project Change Order PolicyRESoLUTToN NUMsnR 4"1 - o1
AMENDING RESOLUTION 7 7 -05
Mason County Construction Project Change Order Policy for Public'Works, Utility and Waste
Management and X'acilities & Grounds / Parks Departments
WIEREAS, it is usual and normal to expect change orders in the course of construction projects; and
WI{EREAS, for the efficient and timely management of such projects it is beneficial to establish a
policy for change order approvals;
NOW TIIEREFORE, BE IT IIEREBY RESOLVED BY the Mason County Board of Commissioners,
that the County Engineer, Directors of Public Works, Utilities and Waste Management, and Facilities and
GroundslParks are hereby authorized to approve change orders within the scope of the original contract as
follows:
1. For contracts less than $250,000, any conhact change order, which does not exceed a cumulative total
of20 percent ofthe original approved contract.2. For contracts from $250,000 to $500,000, any contract change order, which does not exceed a
cumulative total of 15 percent of the original approved contract.3. For contracts greater than $500,000, any contract change order, which does not exceed a cumulative
total of 10 percent ofthe original approved contract.
BE IT FURTIIER RESOLVED that in the event the delay in processing an approval of a change order in
excess ofthe above amounts by the Commissioners would create a significant public safety concem or subject
the county to excessive additional costs, the Directors are authorized to approve the change order on behalf of
the Commissioners and, subsequently, timely notif, the Commissioners of the action taken and the
circumstances involved.
Datedthis /îh dayof May.2009.
ATTEST:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY, V/ASHINGTON
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Utilities & Waste Mgmt.
Facilities & Grounds/Parks
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TIM SHELDON, Chair
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
order. res.doc