At Thursday’s Regular Meeting, the Town Council granted permission to the Town Manager to wrap-up negotiations and settle the pending lawsuit with Kevcor Inc. The scope is limited to settling within currently budgeted resources, which more than likely means the General Fund.
The construction of Cape Charles Multi-Use Trails, basically a fat sidewalk that circles the most walkable town in Virginia, has been plagued by incompetence and mismanagement mainly by the town and its representatives, but also by Kevcor Construction, which was hired as the lead contractor for the Phase 2 Project.
After what the town is calling late performance and missing certifications for materials, Cape Charles calculated ‘liquidated’ damages, which is essentially how much it would not be paying for work performed.
On November 14, 2019, Kevcor filed suit against the Town claiming
remission of the liquidated damages.
Hoooo-Boy……..Is Donald Trump available to negotiate this construction melee ? Performance clauses, drop dead clauses, material availability in a pandemic, and weather delays are all difficult and expensive schedules to predict and fulfill. Did the town select the least expensive contractor who has the most limited resources to deal with problems as the come up ? Because problems always do come up. Certification of materials is extremely important. This helps to guarantee the quality of the materials used for everyone’s safety and the life use of the construction/walkway/culverts/stone quality etc. Some materials, if incorrectly supplied, are inferior and degrade quickly. Is this just a question of delayed paperwork ? Or is it a problem with the materials already used ? HOPEFULLY the town properly requested/demanded/contracted in the correct quality of materials and isn’t trying to renegotiate that later. That could/would change costs drastically.
Has anyone on the Town Council given any thought to enacting regulations as to what type of footwear can be legally worn on the various surfaces of the Cape Charles Multi-use Trails? Think about it: sneajers, flip flops, barefoot, stiletto heels, brogans, wading boots, hiking boots, cowboy boots, ankle boots, knee highs…the list is endless.
Scotiagirl hopes this issue will be studied and addressed.
Performance clauses, drop dead clauses, material availability in a pandemic, and weather delays are all difficult and expensive schedules to predict and fulfill. Did the town select the least expensive contractor who has limited resources to deal with problems as the come up ? Because problems always do come up. Certification of materials is extremely important. This helps to guarantee the quality of the materials used for everyone’s safety and the life use of the construction/walkway/culverts/stone quality etc. Some materials, if incorrectly supplied, are inferior and degrade quickly. Is this just a question of delayed paperwork ? Or is it a problem with the materials already used ? HOPEFULLY the town properly requested/demanded/contracted in the correct quality of materials and isn’t trying to renegotiate that later. That could/would change costs drastically.
Does anyone recall who was in charge of that particular project?
Probably Jay C. Ford. LOL ! Has he been cancelled yet ?