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Broken bridges A scathing consultant’s report on the $93-million Johnson Street Bridge project has Mayor Dean Fortin determined to fix the problem Drew McLachlan
time and on schedule. Though he said that it was still up in the air, he questioned the validity of PCL’s request. Mayor Dean Fortin has “I don’t want to easily convowed to set Victoria’s cede budget responsibili$92.8-million Johnson Street ties, we’re still reviewing the Bridge project back on track change order request to see after an independent review how much is valid and who is of it revealed it’s heading off responsible,” Fortin said. “We course in terms of budget and have an expectation and we schedule. have a fixed price contract.” Independent consultant Dean Fortin Councillor and mayoral canJonathan Huggett was enlisted to review the project in April, following didate Lisa Helps, who, along with councontractor PCL Constructors Westcoast cillor Ben Isitt, voted against the original Inc.’s request for a change order that contract, said the city needs to be realwould increase project funding by $7.8 istic with its expectations and focus on million and extend the deadline by five Huggett’s recommendations. “Saying we have a fixed contract isn’t months, on the basis that the project going to (fix the project),” she said. “We design was not delivered to it on time. In his review, Huggett urged the city to need to work hard, we need leadership take a more pragmatic approach to deal and we need to be flexible, or we’re going with the cost of the project, questioning to alienate other parties. We can’t keep the fixed price contract touted by the our fingers in our ears, that’s what got us into this bind.” city. Though Huggett predicted the bridge “You can have a fixed price contract, but it has to be based on a fixed scope would not be open until early 2016, Forof work, schedule and allocation of risk tin said that he still expects the new — if you change any one of those, you bridge to be finished by the original Sepdon’t have a fixed price anymore,” Hug- tember 2015 deadline, with the project as a whole wrapping up in early 2016. gett said. PCL’s change order is being assessed by the city, though Fortin seemed conPLEASE SEE: fident in the possibility of finishing on Review critical, Page A20
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