Underneath Victoria Bridge work continues on the painting and refurbishment. Photo: Mary Anne Gill.
Additional costs for the painting and refurbishment of the historic Victoria Bridge in Cambridge are being covered by a subsidy from Waka Kotahi.
The extra $269,022 covers increased project management costs primarily aimed at keeping the bridge open to traffic during the work.
The expected final cost for the whole project is now $4.25 million, up from the $2.65 million estimated four years ago.
The update came from Transportation asset management team leader Paul Strange to Waipā’s Strategic Planning and Policy committee this week.
The committee approved an increase to the approved contract sum for Beca Ltd’s work on the project from $941,030 to $1,210,052.
“The repair and repainting works on Victoria Bridge have increased in scope and time and hence the supervision and management costs have risen and require an increase in the contract sum,” he said.
The additional costs are included in the Victoria Bridge Project budget and are co-funded by Waka Kotahi.
“The additional costs reflect the tender price, additional steel and concrete repairs, additional bird spiking to prevent roosting and the significant effort to keep the bridge open for use during the works.
“The alternative methodology of greater scaffolding at one time would have required significant traffic management cost to deal with traffic rerouting and congestion,” Strange told the committee.
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