Change Order Notice Michael Baker CO #1 AML 2245

The Illinois Chief Procurement Office for General Services has issued Change Order Notice CO #1 for AML 2245, adding $1.3 million to Michael Baker's existing contract for Department of Natural Resources mining reclamation work, with a due date of November 16, 2026. The notice modifies an existing award, so it covers work already under contract 27-422DNR-MINES-B-54717, which carries a current value of $3.5 million.

Michael Baker is conducting engineering and design work on fourteen reclamation projects, and reclamation engineering and design has commenced on all fourteen and must continue with the incumbent contractor to ensure timely design completion. Two projects encountered additional site-specific hazards and unforeseen problems. The change order repairs an eroded capped mine refuse area, seeds poorly vegetated areas, corrects earth excavation and riprap quantity discrepancies, and rectifies a unit pay error from prior reimbursement at an incorrect rate. The notice attributes the cost increase to those site hazards and to initial cost estimates from the Arizona Department of Land Quality that the notice describes as inadequate. No additional project sites are added. The notice states that without approval, the two affected projects would face delays extending the overall reclamation timeline by multiple years. The change is described as germane to the original contract scope, and the increase triggers the 14-day posting requirement on the Bulletin/BidBuy.