Chris,

That's a good question. The city hasn't provided a detailed breakdown of the added costs other than those items. The council has asked for greater detail during next week's meeting so we may learn more. Beside the council offices and seismic upgrade, a big driver of the cost increase is construction cost inflation, I'm told. There were also cost overruns in the demolition of the old City Hall, site preparation and "soft" costs including project management and design.

Sincerely,

Christian Hill
Reporter, The Register-Guard