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Originally Posted by RatherDashing
My understanding is that the $2 million for landscaping was taken out of the original design in order to keep the project under budget. So they toned down the original design in order to keep the cost under $25 million. Similar to their decision to use concrete for the deck material rather than granite (or whatever the original design called for).
I would guess that the additional $200,000 is for salaries and overhead for the project management team at the city, and not for construction costs. The construction costs are likely way over budget, but should be covered by Graham (they signed a lump sum contract with the city), at least in theory.
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Okay, I can see that interpretation as well. I guess I was basing my understanding on Ray Jones wondering if landscaping was in the original contract. So that's just the speculation of one alderman who admits that he doesn't know what was in the original contract.