PORT ANGELES — The Gateway International Transportation Center has accumulated additional costs because of delays, but the project has not overrun its contingency fund, said Glenn Cutler, Port Angeles public works director.
Last month, Roland Ordona, site superintendent for Primo Construction Inc. of Carlsborg, which is building the center in downtown Port Angeles, said that a two-month delay had added roughly $300,000 to its estimated cost.
Cutler, while not confirming the amount cited by Ordona, said the city has a contingency fund to cover such expenses.
The project, which was expected to cost $13.8 million is budgeted at $14.7 million, he said.
Additional costs because of project change orders, which include the costs of additional labor, is contained within the contingency fund, he said.
“Any large project like this has a lot of complexities,” Cutler said.
“And as they come up, you address them.”
The Gateway center is a joint project of the city of Port Angeles and Clallam Transit.
Construction began in June 2007.
It is on East Front Street and East Railroad Avenue between North Lincoln Street and North Laurel Street.
It includes a two-tiered parking garage, clock tower, public plaza, bus lanes, transit center, and a Port Angeles Police Department substation.
The project, which was scheduled to be completed this month, will be “substantially completed” on Nov. 3, Ordona said.
