Didn't see that coming - part 2
Matt Dees continues his excellent blogging from City Hall this afternoon:
To be fair to the city, it's only been two and a half years since the 05 bonds were approved. Many of the 96 bond projects weren't completed until just before the 05 bonds went on the ballot. Just ask the folks over at Northgate Park. Or in my neighborhood.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Durham lacks sense of urgency on capital projects
A consultant's report found that Durham staff take too long to complete capital projects in part because they don't make it a priority to push construction projects ahead.
MWH Inc., paid $748,000 to critique how the city completes projects, said city staff aren't compelled to push projects ahead aggressively.
It's a major concern as many projects of the $110 million bond package approved in 2005 still aren't anywhere close to completion. Due to escalataion of construction costs, many of those projects won't be completed with current funding or will have to be drastically cut back.
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1 Comments:
It sure would be interesting to see that $748,000 report. I wonder if it identifies the City departments most responsible for slowing down the process - and if that is why the report is not posted electronically anywhere. A little bit of CYA, perhaps?
Who is the main culprit behind the delays - Budgeting, Planning, MWBE, General Services? That would be good info to have BEFORE the budget is finalized.
I know one of the reason trails money from the '96 bond took so long to spend was that some projects were put out to bid 2 or even 3 times because of mistakes in the contract language or in the bid process.
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Todd, at 12:07 PM
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