The Sept 12 Explorer reports that the Oro Valley Council granted a contract of almost $500,000 to build screening and retaining walls for the new Tohono O'odham archaeological site off of Rancho Vistoso Blvd and Moore road.
That wouldn't be news except for the fact that the estimate was for approximately only $315,000.
How did this disparity come about?
Well, the reason from the town's engineering department was the cost of building materials. That makes sense, but there's more to the story. You see, during the Council discussion on this expenditure, it seems either nobody knew, or nobody would acknowledge the escalated cost was no surprise to the contractor. If we are to be believe what we heard, the contractor advised the cognizant people that they were going to pay more as a result of their choice of building materials, and that the job would be less costly using basic stucco for the walls.
So, is anybody being less than totally forthright on this expenditure? We believe the answer is "yes."
Here's the article.
http://www.explorernews.com/article/show/19776
3 comments:
Another example of "no voter empathy" on the part of Town Council. Simply put: They think that we are "made our of money."
I think when you have part time employees such as the Town Council members making key decisions several items will fall through the crack or made incorrectly due to pressing issues from their full time jobs.
Where does the "buck stop" in OV? How much power does the Town Manager possess and who is this person held accountable to...certainly not the voters.
Turtle,
Not sure but I think some of the council members may be retired or working part time or semi-retired.
Yes , we do ask a lot of our town council members, sure that is why not many want to take the job.
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