Wausau Board of Public Works approves warranty extension, contract amendment and multiple construction payments

The Wausau Board of Public Works approved a contractor request to extend a warranty for two 2022 street projects, authorized an amendment to an engineering agreement for trail construction oversight and approved several pay estimates and a change order covering downtown parking, street work and a lift-station replacement.

Board members voted on the package of items during their meeting; motions to approve were made and seconded and recorded as "Aye." The approvals include two large payments tied to the city’s lead service line replacement work and several contractor pay estimates for 2025 street and downtown projects.

Staff reported that Samson, the contractor for the 2022 Street construction projects A (Bugbee Avenue, Birick Avenue, Campus Drive) and C (Tourney Avenue), requested an extension of the three-year warranty window so the company could perform required repairs early next spring. A staff member said the projects showed “quite a bit of concrete failure” and that Samson asked for more cure time, arguing “they think that part of the failure was due to salt being added to the concrete because it was poured late.” Staff recommended extending the warranty to February 2026; the board approved the extension.

The board also approved an amendment to the agreement with MSA for construction administration and…