the Haines Borough Assembly unanimously approved a $598,000 settlement to be paid to small boat harbor contractor Pacific Pile & Marine for its claim of differing site conditions.
PPM claimed last summer that the harbor basin was harder than described in contract documents, causing a $1.1 million budget increase.
In 2013, PND Engineers analyzed the dredge basin for a geotechnical report that was used to determine the project’s expense. In its response to PPM’s claim,…

