Supervisors Approve $7 Million More For Big Dig Trucker
September 18, 2019 — Los Angeles County Supervisors yesterday approved a 12% increase for the main construction and trucking contractor for their Big Dig project in Pasadena's Hahamongna Watershed Park.
The original contract for the Griffith Company was $66,564,504.25. Since that time, an additional $1,102,723.25 has been approved by LA County Public Works Department. Yesterday's action, approved unamimously without discussion, authorized changes in work for the contractor with an increase of $7,011,000 for a revised total contact amount of $74,678,227.40.
Contractor: Griffith Company
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| Construct Access Ramps | $ 221,000 |
| Smoke and Tamper Inspection of Haul Trucks | 600,000 |
| Upgrade Construction Equipment | 800,000 |
| Additional Flagging for Traffic Control | 1,600,000 |
| Additional Control Measures to Minimize Fugitive Dust such as Additional Sweepers and Water Trucks | 3,600,000 |
| Remove Additional Riprap | 190,000 |
TOTAL | $7,011,000 |
Since it began last November the County's Devil's Gate Dam and Reservoir Sediment Removal project, popularly known as the Big Dig, has generated a great deal of concern about diesel pollution, dust control, traffic and safety, with which the revised scope of work and funding are intended to deal.
What Do You Think?
Does Griffith Deserve a $7 million increase for the job they are doing?
Will the change order and additional funding solve the massive operational problems that have plagued the Big Dig project?
If you would like to comment, send an email to savehahamongna@arroyoseco.org