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Brad and other staff said the City Council will consider an amendment to the guaranteed maximum price with C.D. Smith for the new Public Safety (Police and Fire) building at its next meeting. Melissa Curran of Stantec is scheduled to present a planning report Tuesday that Stantec completed in December with a $150,000 grant from the Fund for Lake Michigan.

Staff also said work under a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) grant is paused pending further information from the foundation; the city has submitted reimbursement requests for work already completed. Separately, staff said the city has an agreement in hand for a $500,000 grant from the bipartisan infrastructure law, administered by NOAA and Wisconsin Coastal Management, and that the grant will be on the council agenda.

Other updates included: a pending pre-construction meeting for the road improvement project that carries a $53,500 DOT reimbursement, lighthouse restoration planning and an intended May 1 groundbreaking tied to a mayoral school event, and a library bid/pre-bid timeline. Water-plant work is advancing (roof work underway) and the city announced staff changes: Kyle Sabe and Chad Rathke have joined the plant staff and Chad has taken a new maintenance-manager role. Dan Buehler, the wastewater treatment plant superintendent, announced he will retire in May and his position is being posted.

Staff answered board questions about the Jackson Street closure and repaving, explaining the current plan is to include Jackson Street with a miscellaneous sanitary sewer improvement on Power Street and bid both in spring; the board was told the street will be temporarily opened with gravel until final paving and that curb work will be spot-replaced unless failing curb requires full reconstruction.

The board did not take formal action on these informational items beyond the previously recorded contract awards earlier in the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025-03-11 City of Port Washington, WI Board of Public Works Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Public works staff used the Board of Public Works meeting to brief members on several capital projects, grants and personnel changes ahead of items scheduled for the City Council.","taxTitle","Port Washington, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin","taxId",70176,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6287134,"Board awards $1.086 million Spring Street sanitary sewer interceptor contract; project includes new access road",227,515000,742000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2555029-221d45c680f5bbbc478908aa3cee311f&start=515&end=742","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2555029-221d45c680f5bbbc478908aa3cee311f/thumbnail_515000.jpg","/articles/6287134/Port-Washington/Ozaukee-County/Wisconsin/Board-awards-1086-million-Spring-Street-sanitary-sewer-interceptor-contract-project-includes-new-access-road","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6287134-ced7f344eadd07bf91d910d7b319935e/orig.mp4?Expires=1776413186&Signature=QC9ZHG05vDlFuyK6sbZulDxcWgyH5mjw9c~yXYlOQSSbGiAft4I7SWFnBUdYhJHLouUl7gn0Eab5Fqtt4USQvTAe0cboqjhOr2PmkHvgTlSCHcXefQYgz-ZBKdaWYvbQI-DQSHRItMmNeyl2CMvRFdXXdF~S00-BGVMkutsd7VoZUADWxZRjDRUKjCzNjV0zjmgGozqykZQfHAWZzq87ILBJeGVH8VLAvrcy8DAKf7Tig7xjWWeNk8KqVT-FvuVMBNN98MwxhYJbHurZLnKTl~TX1vKpA9KR5U4QDP94IZK0c4imfvJqpEgJO405~erZrv3cIiGd5aWKul-a5TlVNQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Port Washington Board of Public Works approved a $1,086,000 contract to replace a sanitary sewer interceptor along Spring Street and move the sewer into city easement away from a private building.

\"This is a project we've been working on for a number of years,\" said Brad, who presented the project background to the board and traced planning back to a 2018 extreme rain event that caused backups along Spring Street. Brad said the existing configuration includes a bottleneck where smaller-diameter lines converge and that portions of the sewer currently run under a private Veolia building.

Brad said the low bid from PTS, the city's street contractor, is $1,086,000 — inside the city budgeted amount of $1,100,000 — and recommended award. He said a key project benefit is relocating the sewer out of private building area into an easement and building an access road up to the railroad tracks; staff will pursue a future railroad crossing to move the bike trail off the street if approvals and funding allow.

Alderman Tierney moved to award the contract and Board member Haley seconded. The motion carried by voice vote.

Brad and other staff answered technical questions about alignment, connections at First Street and construction impacts; staff said the existing main likely will be abandoned in place where the new alignment is installed. The board did not set a construction start date but noted the crossing with the railroad would require separate negotiations and funding.","The Board awarded the Spring Street sanitary sewer interceptor contract to PTS for $1,086,000, within the city's $1.1 million budget; the project will move sewer out of a right-of-way under a private building and will construct an access road with potential future railroad crossing for a bike trail realignment.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6287138,"Board approves leak-detection contract as city seeks to clarify 15% water loss",108,200000,308000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2555029-221d45c680f5bbbc478908aa3cee311f&start=200&end=308","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2555029-221d45c680f5bbbc478908aa3cee311f/thumbnail_200000.jpg","/articles/6287138/Port-Washington/Ozaukee-County/Wisconsin/Board-approves-leak-detection-contract-as-city-seeks-to-clarify-15-water-loss","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6287138-3daf8551f37932dec6439a232d6c4d3c/orig.mp4?Expires=1776413186&Signature=HgB2SZqOug-Z-cB2h0e1TofkxVx1Q2ZBrmrw7zYd9ECK8SNCszKc7TPMiAOKTGDXoIN12mVX5~mFKct~zmumGu3h7-QdXPq6EI1knQ~J1H7lgix6Hd4N9Vi74MO9ERk6leqYouaekX4vczYL2hQQd5EjyYmjiyTNVfdD70-cJ1cFDP8LdsZwuAzXn2k75b0FcwQ26jChvA3mNmf9YYgPEfRXVduIYbXjoG6cqhyqbPNKqwp3fRzM8Jo0Q8-NpOanCvrOUVZm2xq0yXbP~d0ro9MeLQ6UZcrGuFhtEISAjuqpALA3yep9RI35Ton7OOkAaI-~ITYFcMRs0bNRMcg3SA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Port Washington Board of Public Works approved a contract with Emmy Simpson & Company to complete a comprehensive leak-detection survey of the city's water-distribution system.

\"So by doing this, we're also going to potentially get ahead of what might be coming down the pipe from the DNR as far as a mandatory leak detection,\" said the speaker identified on the record as Public Works staff, noting the city has recorded more than 15% water loss in recent years. \"If you have 3 years in a row of over 15%, they could require a leak detection,\" the staff member said.

City staff explained that reported losses are likely a combination of meter inaccuracies at the treatment plant and some undetected distribution leaks. The speaker said plant meters have required annual recalibration and that new meters being installed as part of the treatment-plant upgrade should provide better pumpage numbers.

Emmy Simpson and Company was described by staff as a firm used previously for leak detection and emergency events; staff said the company has the instruments and experience to locate breaks and chronic loss points. The board moved and seconded approval and voted to award the contract.

Staff said the work is intended to be scheduled for late spring or early summer to coincide with the treatment-plant upgrades and new meters so the city can better quantify and then address water loss.","Port Washington contracted Emmy Simpson & Company for a citywide water-distribution leak survey; city staff said recurring meter and uncounted leaks have pushed reported water loss above 15%.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6287143,"Port Washington Board of Public Works approves $131,279 package to replace marina fuel lines",61,53000,114000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2555029-221d45c680f5bbbc478908aa3cee311f&start=53&end=114","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2555029-221d45c680f5bbbc478908aa3cee311f/thumbnail_53000.jpg","/articles/6287143/Port-Washington/Ozaukee-County/Wisconsin/Port-Washington-Board-of-Public-Works-approves-131279-package-to-replace-marina-fuel-lines","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6287143-72402e72f0ce9fec79059e2ddcd69544/orig.mp4?Expires=1776413186&Signature=EQtvgg43E2yrNxar8fSmDO~1S1oL-i-CnnbysaOcpPwqPh1NVp49-q4VDcAO4ciwGw077Twu9pYbvSaHAJ45oj-rz~WH9GDpaugTqACMEJzIEX0hCWpWclstsGfeUDNiFkcv~yCZYm0IOVp0IsI5QoWvu9Zg0USNHTPt5KAXJPvEYmRSfCFhP3lJ5AQgkijxx1FbaevZC-wrIWBwKSauqZwfOqMREdM4F9ZNPmEMy5bh6Js3C5F54uwknXFzUrQ9RYsd1RCW7BvRpl7rGzAAiZK9IS1lH5I5bWtwzo-bs~LCMfqDksXiQns5KOQyvjxLcXqt0wGtmjbmXmbQwh19OQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Port Washington Board of Public Works voted Tuesday to award the fuel-line replacement contract at the city marina and approve related pre-purchases, keeping total costs below the project budget.

Roger (Public Works staff) said the city repackaged the fuel-line work after installing new fuel tanks in 2023 and that only Interstate Pump and Tank submitted a bid for the current solicitation. \"Their bid price was $98,765,\" Roger told the board, adding that the city had already pre-purchased fuel dispensers and budgeted for a small amount of engineering.

The total of the bid, the pre-purchased dispensers and engineering costs totals $131,279, Roger said, compared with the city budget of $150,000 and the engineer's estimate. \"So even though it's 1 bidder, they're a qualified firm. They did an excellent job on the fuel tanks,\" he said.

Board members made and seconded a motion to award the contract as recommended by staff. The motion passed with the members present voting in favor.

The contract award follows the city's decision to separate the fuel-line work from a previous tank-installation contract because bids and budget constraints in 2023 did not permit doing both projects together. The board did not specify a contractor start date at the meeting.

The board will proceed with the contractor selected and the already-purchased dispensers ahead of the boating season, Roger said.","The Board awarded a contract and related purchases to replace fuel lines at the city marina; the low bidder was Interstate Pump and Tank and total project cost remains under the $150,000 budget.","actionData","errors"]

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