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Mike, the city staff member presenting the item, said the fencing will be reinstalled around a slightly larger perimeter to prevent public access to potentially hazardous areas. He said the temporary fencing is expected to be in place only for a short period and will be removed once painting is complete. “This will be, for a short period of time and removed,” Mike said.

City staff said the current paint crew will continue through July and that the muralist who will apply a decorative outer coating is scheduled to begin work in July and is expected to take six to eight weeks. With the extension, the project’s substantial completion date is now Oct. 31, and staff said they do not anticipate another extension.

The council approved the change order on a recorded unanimous vote (8-0). Staff will continue daily inspection of temperature, humidity and coating thickness to ensure a durable finish and will coordinate public-safety measures around the site during continuation of the painting and mural work.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","July 1, 2025 Seward City Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Seward City Council approved a $22,150 change order with Maguire Iron to reinstall temporary fencing around the 500,000-gallon water tower; painting and decorative mural work are scheduled to continue this summer with substantial completion expected by Oct. 31.","taxTitle","City Council Meetings, City of Seward, Seward County, Nebraska","taxId",69852,"location","Nebraska","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6180165,"Council awards $1.86 million contract and issues notice to proceed for Workman Boulevard extension",94,1293000,1387000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5120267-e17766c5e97b9fe3d32fa2587d78aef8&start=1293&end=1387","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5120267-e17766c5e97b9fe3d32fa2587d78aef8/thumbnail_1293000.jpg","/articles/6180165/Nebraska/Council-awards-186-million-contract-and-issues-notice-to-proceed-for-Workman-Boulevard-extension","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6180165-471897a6dcbcca3ac79d9f16d7cb96ff/orig.mp4?Expires=1773646581&Signature=Yu7DccgHvUwALa9laYQYYq3fINYoTftviJ2qHZm7Mz9xBtztHP1R9oTPpSEX1doIsPBsE2~DUv0apIhGHKJQ6kLkJmN85xlNwP2P6lETwBaYzNKCFZuj9vkjHOYa9yHWFfH~vNzSY9eEFQtPLCg26GQNvr0e-Bmovuop2I4VlWZTyF0g4~6wTfTKIZ58Ph1puIx8mnyscS3tIHUUzsNaFdTi6pXKl8j~kX368~34J-rQAuaTLV9c5M1PyV0l-BdWchqrP-b-0UfsPU500IhSUDxYlPDOa3zCrQ5msEGQlT8j0UprVkX~ZG~ZBY9hq5~IVMDT3WHxPdIeedUmU4bimw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Seward City Council on June 1 approved a $1,855,911.88 construction contract with NE Collins Contracting Company Inc. for the Workman Boulevard extension project and authorized staff to issue a notice to proceed.

Mike, city staff overseeing the project, said the contract covers paving plus sanitary and storm sewer work; the water main is a separate, already-underway project. The contractor submitted required bonds and insurance documents and the city found the paperwork in compliance with contract requirements.

Council members noted that a large portion of the project cost will be covered by the city’s economic development grant (EOP), a Nebraska Department of Transportation grant and a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) the city is administering in partnership; staff estimated those combined grants would cover about $1.6 million of the project cost.

A motion to approve the contract and issue the notice to proceed passed on a recorded unanimous vote (8-0). Staff will move forward with contractor coordination and construction scheduling.","The Seward City Council approved a construction contract with NE Collins Contracting Co. Inc. for the Workman Boulevard extension and issued a notice to proceed; the project is partially funded by state and federal grants.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6180170,"Seward approves $50.5 million loan agreement for wastewater plant upgrades; council also OKs related change order",916,329000,1245000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5120267-e17766c5e97b9fe3d32fa2587d78aef8&start=329&end=1245","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5120267-e17766c5e97b9fe3d32fa2587d78aef8/thumbnail_329000.jpg","/articles/6180170/Nebraska/Seward-approves-505-million-loan-agreement-for-wastewater-plant-upgrades-council-also-OKs-related-change-order","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6180170-1153db42fff1ff653adc4b7961434562/orig.mp4?Expires=1773646581&Signature=CreUgXWHJMSxk92fuEhn-L9qKnh8Q0nl6wKt2ANxG2~YXaf6PER1tuGiG4gmPtD8k9t0xaj7EZFsTjSTABqlrTdkUpI1FXaM6zJ4xtyyGrr1p2E50oStpzNahmvsr7UgBBUqJPT-DV2tkBWvtJz3Q-UD1vWTP29whjhNlgieP0WVJ1bThrUtQH7qLxyZx0SncZeYZM8-wSDk76EEUsidxivM~9iM65FEelqcdOaanBxC1f4bbutTRUiEw4nz8-LNhaTQAI-mB8EQh5njsNs3cB8nwe7pzexdvoW7xJy8w-4a7jl8~CJFbiZi0YMiF31YFZjWAnSyvNbpVK3fQqZE9Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Seward City Council voted June 1 to authorize a $50.5 million loan agreement with the Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment (NDWEE) to fund the city’s wastewater treatment plant improvements project and approved a $70,821.50 change order with Broken Arrow Excavating LLC for a soil surcharge and storm-sewer relocation tied to the same project.

Mike, a city staff member overseeing the project, told the council the revised construction estimate from the city’s design engineer SEH is $50,347,000; the state rounded the requested SRF loan to $50,500,000. He said the package includes a $4,000,000 contingency for inflation and items not yet designed. “Today, June 1, marks the first day. They have a brand new name. So it's Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment,” Mike said when introducing the funding paperwork. He added the city could borrow less than the full loan amount and that other sources — including a roughly $1 million congressional earmark — could cover shortfalls.

Mike told the council the revision largely reflects changes to accommodate sewage from a new dairy processing customer and additional design work. Council members pressed staff about design costs and whether prior design work would be wasted; Mike said some rework and incremental design charges are expected because tank arrangements changed and additional temporary treatment systems and metering were added. Council member Matt asked specifically about prior design charges; Mike said design-change orders have already raised the design budget and that some duplication is inevitable when expanding tank sizing ahead of time.

The council also approved a $70,821.50 change order with Broken Arrow Excavating LLC for soil surcharge work. Mike said the contractor removed buried debris, excavated an additional foot of soil and placed structural fill so the sequencing batch reactor (SBR) tank will have a stable base. The work also required rerouting an existing storm sewer exposed during excavation; the contractor completed the additional work at the negotiated price. The city will monitor the surcharged soil for six months to confirm settlement under the new embankment.

Council members asked whether Tax Increment Financing (TIF) funds could be held back to help pay project costs; staff replied the city typically awards the full TIF negotiated to a project and that holding back TIF would require a different negotiation strategy at the outset.

A resolution to enter the loan agreement was introduced as Resolution No. 2025-204 and adopted on a recorded vote; the change order was approved by separate motion. Both measures passed on recorded unanimous votes in the meeting (votes recorded as in favor by council members listed during roll call). Staff said the city hopes to have the SRF paperwork signed before July 15 to secure a 1.4% interest rate; the rate is expected to increase after that date.","The council authorized the city to enter a State Revolving Fund loan with the Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment for $50,500,000 to fund wastewater treatment upgrades and approved a $70,821.50 change order related to soil surcharge at the construction site.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6180175,"Seward council approves emergency rebuild of damaged transmission line after March storm",183,95000,278000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5120267-e17766c5e97b9fe3d32fa2587d78aef8&start=95&end=278","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5120267-e17766c5e97b9fe3d32fa2587d78aef8/thumbnail_95000.jpg","/articles/6180175/Nebraska/Seward-council-approves-emergency-rebuild-of-damaged-transmission-line-after-March-storm","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6180175-b060267a479fd41dd96da37f09682414/orig.mp4?Expires=1773646581&Signature=NiVYFEmN3tgFlRFKNZEzVmD6bHzkwacjZNOPLoMctGPCEw3w~pnaLeudeAKvG-3qktn9fabQ8-ehjuuEJzTsX5fx4VlHwzaPhJOMayBKW8HsPJaaeJpGTaAad~MkTKLGSX5N6DE-uqW3DBwzr50yqGc4uE1OvY9~5eawFqVkeMu8mIO64FL0ioEYJDlPAekRBRN1q~1s3IMR~swYtA~lcLN-zemDS~cihVysxnEZ55AGwfV6fgvHv0GalGD6wbwAG1Q-Lv3Ac6M1ZpPMXuHpfhvXqnIoW0vhcz~cSlxXtwE0cW49J0iQw8tDPjznIg8edzYfPu2~QofBBj9TL-9nNw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Seward City Council on June 1 approved an emergency purchase to rebuild a city transmission line that was damaged in a March 19 storm, accepting a Great Plains Power quote to restore redundancy between the Water Tower and Fourteenth Street substations.

The work stemmed from a storm-damaged segment north of Augusta Drive that severed the loop feeding the Water Tower and Second Street substations, reducing system redundancy, city staff said. Jared, an electric department staff member, told the council Great Plains Power submitted a bid of $108,465 for material and labor to complete the rebuild; he said $24,005.85 of material also is included in the project total. “Due to the emergency nature of restoring the transmission redundancy and maintaining system reliability, I recommend that we accept this quote to proceed with the project as per section 11 purchasing policy,” Jared said.

Council members said the project and related debris-removal costs were included in the disaster documentation submitted to the state as part of the city’s disaster declaration. The city noted the electrical department’s usual bidding threshold is higher than this contract amount, but officials said the emergency and the timing of the first available contractor crew justified the single-source emergency purchase.

A council member moved and a second was recorded; the motion passed on a unanimous recorded vote (8-0). Voting in favor were the council members recorded in the meeting as Francis Scott, O'Keler, Taylor, Thomas, Coulter, McMillan and Morgan (8-0). The council instructed staff to proceed with the accepted quote and to complete the state documentation for disaster reimbursement.

Work to clear trees and brush to allow access and to reconstruct the line was already under way, staff said. Additional cost details and final invoices will be submitted with the city’s disaster reimbursement package to the state.","The Seward City Council approved an emergency purchase to rebuild a transmission line destroyed in a March storm, accepting a Great Plains Power quote and authorizing work to restore redundancy to the system.","actionData","errors"]

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