contract comments

While allowing a contractor to fill in and charge in a contract whatever numbers he wants to charge is not even a consideration in any other construction project, it HAS been the case in the last TWO construction contracts the City signed, and WE, the residents got hosed. There were also NO deadlines established and, as a result, no penalties for taking TWO YEARS to complete two bathrooms OR enclose two walls at the CC. The quality of the materials used were also NOT determined because the City HAD no real detailed and complete requirements built into the contract, unlike any other real construction contract that was truly looking out for the resident's interests. There is a 50/50 chance that the costs for water, sewer, and electrical hookups will be included in this deal, although City officials apparently considered them optional for the bathrooms. Its safe to say that the general population considers bathrooms WITH water, sewer, and electric hookups a good thing, no? Of WHAT possible value would they have WITHOUT them? What are the chances we will wind up with ANOTHER - do it whenever you get around to it, with whatever materials you have left over from other jobs, and charge us whatever you want - contract? Multiple change orders are guaranteed to lead to continuous expensive cost overruns and, when the City runs out of money, they will raise our taxes and fees to pay for their incompetence, neglect, lack of concern for the residents, and/or corruption. AGAIN. The City Attorney has written TWO horrible contracts for the City's AND the resident's interests recently and if he makes a third, he should be fired. Three strikes and your OUT!