"We didn't anticipate, nor can they, COVID or Sally or some of those effects, and we didn’t anticipate, nor can they, the ebb and flow of the nation's economy and the building that's occurring in America today," Jorgenson said. Jorgenson corrected Jordan that the firm had been off by about $25 million, not $27 million. "So they did the package that was bid on, they gave us an estimate at the time the package was assembled, and they missed it by $27 million?" asked confounded Councilman George Jordan at last week's City Council meeting. While Jorgenson and the City Council were prepared for a cost discrepancy, they weren't ready for one as large as potentially $26 million. The reason for the cost discrepancy probably lies somewhere in inflation rates for lumber and other building supplies that have shot up at least 30% since the pandemic began, Jorgenson said, as well as huge personnel demand due to Hurricane Sally repairs. Why it's needed: Milton's new $28 million water treatment plant promises to be 'transformative' for region New plant: After nearly a decade, new Milton water treatment plant is ready to shape Santa Rosa's growth That was perceived by me, and, I think, numerous others, as a challenge." "The project came in at $26 million over the original estimate, at $54 million. "When the plans came back, we were a little surprised," Jorgenson said. The city expected to get proposals in the $28 million range and was prepared to go as high as $32 million due to rising lumber costs and other incidentals, which is the price range that engineering firm Baskerville-Donovan Inc. initially told the city it could expect.Ĭity Manager Randy Jorgenson said he was floored when the bids came in between $52 million and $54 million, even from Baskerville-Donovan itself. 3, just 10 days before city officials broke ground on the new plant Feb. 3.īids for the city of Milton's new wastewater treatment plant came in at about $54 million - nearly twice what it was originally estimated to cost - leaving city officials scrambling to figure out how to cut millions from the price tag so the direly needed project can be seen through.Ī request for proposals, or RFP, was put out Sept. The request for proposals for the new treatment plant was issued Sept. This story has been updated to correct a mistake that appeared in the original version.
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