Listen to this articlePublic schools in Portland Has a contract with canceled Andersen construction For preliminary construction services at Jefferson High SchoolA district spokesman said on Wednesday.
The district had a contractual provision to end the 4 million dollars. The PPS board was not taken because none was necessary, spokesman David Mayne explained in an e -mail in response to questions.
The contract was canceled months after an internal school authority -Mo, in which Andersen was criticized for “poor” management of the construction plan, the inadequate administration of subcontractors and the death of the employee of a subcontractor from injuries in crime. Benson Polytechnic High School Modernization project on construction site in June 2024.
PPS has not publicly addressed these concerns. Another reason for the termination of the contract by the district.
“The contract was terminated due to significant changes to the project,” said Mayne. “When the contract was originally concluded, the Jefferson project was planned as a historical renovation. However, since then it has developed into a new construction project.”
The contract was evaluated with 4 million US dollars “with the potential to include future construction work of the construction work if the two parties reached an agreement,” said Mayne.
The Oregonian/Oregonlive initially reported on the cancellation of the contract.
Andersen's president of his office in Portland, Brian Knudsen, hired when the DJC turned a comment at the beginning of this week, and did not respond to a subsequent e -mail.
The lost contract increases the problems of the local contractor in the past 11 months. Andersen was previously examined as an iron worker for subcontractors Refa erection Inc. Was killed after she was hit by a forklift on May 30, 2024 on the Benson project location. An investigation by Oregon's work and health department showed that the death of Samantha “Sam” deschen was avoidable; Refa was fined with a fine of 40,289 US dollars.
Oregon Osha found Andersen, the general entrepreneur, not sufficient knowledge of refas “dangerous” actions and was not good. But Andersen looks like an illegal death penalty in this matter.
The lost contract comes when PPS works to limit Balloning construction costs for a trio of the upcoming high school again.
According to a personal memo, the latest project budget on April 2 had $ 491 million for a high school for a high school in April 2. District officers estimate that design changes could lead to cost reductions from $ 25 million to $ 33 million from this price.
The design changes would reduce the building to 295,716 square foot. Proposed changes would include shrinking a parking space, cutting landscape improvements and moving a planned youthful parents' center to the building. The potential changes were presented at the board meeting on April 8th.
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A new application for suggestions for Jefferson will be issued “in the coming weeks”, said Mayne.
PPS “prioritize the critical tasks that are necessary to start building as soon as possible, including the completion of design regulations in conformity with the cost reduction framework of the board of directors, the conclusion of the overall project design and the submission of permits,” said Mayne.
According to Mayne, the RFP for tree manager/General Contractor Services begins with preparation services.
“The RFP does not set the project budget or structural offers,” he said.
The RFP is open to all interested parties, said Mayne. This could possibly include Andersen if the contractor pursues the job.
According to PPS, the contract is not expected to influence the Jefferson project's schedule.
“The key factors that promote the start date for the construction of the construction remain the completion of the design work and securing the necessary permits,” said Mayne. “PPS is currently striving for in the summer of 2026 in phase 1 – including the improvement of sports and sports facilities – with additional construction phases. A more detailed schedule analysis is carried out as soon as the new design is completed.”