Sandy Springs moved $574,748 in contingency funds to its fleet center construction project to cover cost overruns and to install a fuel island.
The money was shifted from a contingency fund for the under-construction police headquarters and municipal court complex.
The contractor found unsuitable soil, which included large boulders and organic materials, that cost $238,000 to remove. That amount wasn’t budgeted, according to Dave Wells, the city’s construction and building operations director.
The city had planned to install a fuel island at the fleet center later, but the installer’s schedule would have delayed that until August, Wells said.
“The installation of the fuel canopy had to be in conjunction with the fuel tank installation at a cost of $306,000,” he said.
Wells said the fleet center construction is due to be completed in April. The sidewalk in front of the Roswell Road site was expected to reopen this week.
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