PARK CONSTRUCTION City Council will pay contractors on the Virginia Avenue Park construction project $131,000 more for additional work.
The company designing the project, Koning Eizenberg Architecture, will get an increase of $35,000, making its total income almost $1.4 million.
Black & Veatch will receive a pay-check totaling nearly $1.3 million after the $96,000 in added income.
The Virginia Avenue Park Expansion Project — including an outdoor recreation area and parking — began in fall 2003 and was expected to be finished by winter 2004. Project delays pushed back the completion date. Much progress was made in construction by October 2005, but more work is needed, city staff said.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 22, 2005. Read the original PDF.