HAYDEN, Idaho — A fifth change order for the Honeysuckle Avenue and Ramsey Road roundabout documents utility conflicts, construction revisions and additional contract time while proposing a $6,108.43 reduction in the project's construction contract.
The proposed change order, included on the council’s consent calendar, addresses utility relocation delays, conflicts with underground infrastructure, pedestrian-access revisions and adjustments to contractor-related expenses.
The 94-page agenda packet includes contractor requests, engineering evaluations, correspondence, photographs, revised construction plans and invoices documenting changes encountered during the project.
If approved, Change Order No. 5 would reduce the authorized contract price from $1,749,135.63 to $1,743,027.20.
The original construction contract awarded to LaRiviere Inc. in May was $1,714,895.55. The first four change orders added $34,240.07 and 18 contract days. The fifth change order would bring the total additional contract time to 30 days.
Utility conflicts and construction delays
Much of the additional contract time involves utility relocations and conflicts documented during construction.
In a July 30 email included in the change-order packet, LaRiviere project manager Sam Brown requested outstanding completion schedules from several utility providers, including Ziply Fiber, TDS, Avista and Spectrum. Brown described the outstanding work as being in “911 status” and requested that utility providers complete their work and provide schedules.
LaRiviere submitted requests describing how work by utility providers restricted access to active construction areas and required adjustments to its construction sequence.
Welch Comer Engineers, the project’s engineering firm, reviewed the requests and recommended extensions based on the supporting records.
Ziply Fiber — Four days
LaRiviere requested four additional days because Ziply Fiber and its contractor, Ridgeline Utilities, occupied areas needed for demolition, excavation, grading and utility installation.
The contractor reported that utility crews sometimes returned to areas where LaRiviere was already performing work, requiring construction activities to stop or be rescheduled.
Welch Comer acknowledged that the utility work disrupted construction activities and recommended the four-day extension without an increase in contract price.
Spectrum — One day
LaRiviere requested five additional days for delays associated with Spectrum’s utility relocation activities.
Welch Comer determined that project records supported one day of delay rather than the five requested.
In a Sept. 28 letter, the engineering firm acknowledged that overhead utility transfers and pole removal had begun affecting construction progress. However, the firm’s review also found that LaRiviere continued other work during the affected period.
The remaining four requested days were not recommended for approval.
Underground utility conflicts — One day
LaRiviere requested three additional days for conflicts encountered while installing stormwater drywells.
The contractor described underground utilities that interfered with excavation and required adjustments to planned drywell locations.
Welch Comer found that the documented work did not support the full three-day request but recommended one additional contract day.
The remaining two days were not recommended for approval.
Pedestrian-access revisions
The proposed change order also includes two additional contract days and $2,555.35 for revisions to pedestrian and bicycle access.
A Sept. 14 work change directive, authorized on behalf of the City of Hayden by Public Works Director Alan Soderling, instructed LaRiviere to modify pedestrian ramps, bicycle ramps, curbs, approaches and sidewalks on all four legs of the roundabout.
Additional work included changes to detectable warning surfaces used at pedestrian crossings.
LaRiviere requested two additional contract days for the revisions. Welch Comer recommended the extension and corresponding $2,555.35 cost adjustment.
The change order also includes four additional days to account for nonworking weekend days within the adjusted construction schedule.
Why the contract price is decreasing
Although the proposed change order adds contract time, it would decrease the overall construction contract by $6,108.43.
The reduction results primarily from expenses charged against the contractor, partially offset by the cost of the pedestrian-access revisions.
According to the change order:
$7,063.78 deduction: Hayden Lake Irrigation District expenses associated with hydrant permits, water testing, metered water use and replacement hydrant components.
$1,600 deduction: Construction inspection services associated with paving performed Saturday, Sept. 26. Under the contract, the contractor is responsible for specified inspection costs associated with approved weekend or holiday work.
$2,555.35 increase: Additional labor and materials associated with pedestrian and bicycle access revisions.
Together, the adjustments produce a net contract reduction of $6,108.43.
The decrease reflects a reconciliation of project expenses rather than a reduction in the roundabout’s construction scope.
Council consideration
Change Order No. 5 establishes revised contractual milestones of Oct. 6 for substantial completion and Oct. 16 for readiness for final payment. Those milestones do not independently establish a public reopening date.
The proposed change order is included on the consent calendar for the Hayden City Council’s Tuesday, Oct. 13, meeting, scheduled for 5 PM.
Consent calendar items may be approved together without individual discussion unless an item is removed for separate consideration.
Source documents
Hayden Reporter — Excerpts* From Change Order No. 5
July 30, 2026: LaRiviere utility coordination email (Original packet, p. 46)
Sept. 14, 2026: Work Change Directive No. 10 (Original packet, pp. 37–42)
Sept. 28, 2026: Welch Comer engineering evaluation of Spectrum delays (Original packet, p. 43)
*Excerpts are reproduced from the City of Hayden’s published meeting materials for convenient reference.