Council approves partial payment for 3rd Avenue project after engineer reports progress
City engineer John Hurdigan reported pipe, water main, sewer, and storm sewer work are largely complete on 3rd Avenue; council approved partial payment application No. 3 after debate about the invoice amount, with staff noting the contractor requested $558,234.70 while the motion recorded approval for $558,002.34.
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City engineer John Hurdigan told the council the 3rd Avenue street improvements are progressing: all pipe work is in the ground, crews had installed a force main connection, and curb and gutter followed by paving are expected in late September to mid-October. Hurdigan reported the contractor had submitted partial payment application No. 3 and said, "To date, we've completed, just over $2,000,000 of improvements," and that the contractor requested $558,234.70 for the partial payment.
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