$10,000 fine could be levied for road work delay
Posted on Wednesday, July 2, 2008
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Several streets in Siloam Springs were completed recently, but one contractor faces monetary charges because its road project was not completed on time.
The contractor of the Country Club Road project faces as much as $ 10, 000 in damages because it completed the project 20 days behind schedule, City Administrator David Cameron said.
Wilson Brothers Construction Co. of Alma is facing the charges on the $ 1. 5 million project.
The charges, or liquidated damages, are part of the agreement between the city and the contractor. The contractor pays them if it does not complete the project in the time specified in the contract.
The project was completed under budget by about $ 50, 000, Cameron said.
The contractor of the $ 1. 7 million Hico Street project completed it in time and will not face charges, he said.
The Hico Street project was over budget by $ 13, 000.
The Country Club Road project was expected to take 180 working days.
A working day is considered a day when crews are able to perform work.
The weather delayed road construction for several weeks earlier this year because of the rain.
The Dogwood Street project, which runs between Tulsa and Jefferson streets, was completed nearly two months ahead of schedule.
Ground Zero Construction was the contractor for the $ 520, 000 project.
“ Ground Zero did not mess around, ” Cameron said. “ They got after it from day one. ”