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• <br /> EVERETT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET <br /> I <br /> PROJECT TITLE: <br /> Local Government Briefing COUNCIL BILL# <br /> Performance Audit; Proposed Action Originating Department Public Works <br /> Construction Change Order Consent Contact Person Ryan Sass,P.E. <br /> Pricing results Action Phone Number 425-257-8942 <br /> First Reading FOR AGENDA OF Feb. 1,2012 <br /> Second Reading <br /> Third Reading <br /> Public Hearing <br /> Budget Advisory Initialed by: <br /> Department Head <br /> CAA <br /> Council President <br /> Location Preceding Action Attachments Department(s)Approval <br /> SAO Performance Audit Public Works,Admin. <br /> Amount Budgeted -0- <br /> Expenditure Required -0- Account Number(s): <br /> Budget Remaining -0- <br /> Additional Required -0- <br /> DETAILED SUMMARY STATEMENT: <br /> The Washington State Auditor(SAO)examined change order practices for construction and architectural and <br /> engineering(A&E)contracts at seven cities and one county(Everett, Bellingham,Puyallup,Richland, <br /> SeaTac, Shoreline, Spokane and Thurston County)from 2008 through June 2010. The SAO did not attempt <br /> to comprehensively audit the construction programs,but selected a small number of contracts representing a <br /> wide range of issues that can arise as a result of change orders. The SAO also compared change order prices <br /> paid for those contracts to the typical market prices or industry rates that they identified. <br /> RECOMMENDATION (Exact action requested of Council): <br /> Briefing: "Local Government Performance Audit Construction Change Order Pricing"results. No formal <br /> action required. <br /> 1 <br />