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• • <br />LA PORTE AREA WATER AUTHORITY MINUTES <br />PAGE TWO <br />7. Motion made by Secretary Claude Graves and seconded by <br />Member Mike Wadsworth to pay City of Houston "catch up" <br />payment in the amount of $57,948.30. Steve Gillett <br />explained this payment represents the La Porte Area W,~ter <br />Authority share of the work that was provided the City of <br />Houston's contractor over the past three months. Based on <br />the low number of change orders we have seen, projections <br />show we will be under budget. Possible future costs were <br />also discussed. Motion unanimously carried. <br />8. Secretary Claude Graves made motion, seconded by Member Mike <br />Wadsworth, to approve Change Order #3 to Mercer Construction <br />Co. for a net decrease in the contract amount of <br />$311,432.16, subject to the Texas Water Development Board <br />and contractor's approval. This change order covers the <br />remainder of the items that came up during the pipeline <br />construction and some of the completion of the <br />instrumentation. Dale Conger explained the change order <br />item by item. Motion unanimously carried. <br />9. Motion was made by Member Mike Wadsworth and seconded by <br />Secretary Claude Graves to release partial retainage to <br />Mercer Construction Co., subject to the Texas Water <br />Development Board approval. Dale Conger explained that the <br />Board has been withholding 10$ of each invoice, which <br />currently amounts to a total retainage held of $315,100. <br />Since most of the work has been completed, the contractor <br />has requested a release of all but $45,000 of this amount, <br />which represents approximately 10~ of the value of the <br />equipment installed but not tested to date. The performance <br />bond remains in effect. Motion unanimously carried. <br />10. President Jerry Bramlett had no report at this time. <br />11. There being no further business, Secretary Claude Graves <br />made motion to adjourn, seconded by Member Mike Wadsworth. <br />Motion unanimously carried and the meeting was adjourned. at <br />6:25 P.M. <br />Claude Graves, Secretary, Treasurer <br />PASSED AND APPROVED: <br />ON THIS DAY <br />~~~ ~~ <br />19 ~. ~ <br />Jerry'~ra~, President <br />