Change orders shall be executed in the following manner:
(A) The City Manager is hereby empowered to execute the following change orders:
(1) Change orders which do not alter the scope or cost of the project; and
(2) Change orders which result in a reduction in cost, but do not alter the scope or quality of the project.
(B) The City Manager is hereby empowered to execute the following change orders without prior approval by the City Council, provided, however, he or she shall report such change orders to the City Council:
(1) Change orders which result from emergency situations, defined as:
(a) Any clear and present danger or hazard to health, safety or welfare; or
(b) Condition which would require the cessation of work on the project, if not immediately executed.
(2) Change orders which result in an additional project cost, if the accrued costs of all change orders to date relative to the contract do not exceed the lesser of $2,500 or 10% of the original project cost.
(3) All change orders not included in division (A) or (B) of this section shall be effective only after prior approval of the city council. If such approval is given, the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute such change orders.
(4) All change orders necessitating an increase or decrease in the cost of a contract by a total of $10,000 or more or the time of completion by a total of 30 days or more shall be effective only after prior approval of the City Council and a finding that: the circumstances said to necessitate the change in performance were not reasonably foreseeable at the time the contract was made; or, the change is germane to the original contract as signed; or the change is in the best interests of the city and authorized by law.
(Ord. 01-2010, passed 6-8-2010)