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City reviews stormwater, sidewalk and wastewater change orders and bids ahead of formal vote
Summary
Staff presented three stormwater repair projects, a sidewalk contract change order and a wastewater force-main change order that will be on the next formal agenda; presenters said funding is available and projects are within current budgets.
City staff reviewed multiple capital-works items that will be presented for formal approval at the board's next regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 6 p.m. The items included awarding a bid for three stormwater drainage repair projects, a city-initiated sidewalk change order to add work to an existing contract, and a change order for phase 2 of the Gulf of Basin force-main project.
Public Works Director Ron (Steve) Wright described three stormwater projects: Amber Street and Cedar Street (flood damage from April), Delaware Street and Chelsea Street (home flooding), and Lakeshore Drive and Oxford Street. Staff reported five competitive bids were received and the lowest responsible bidder was JCON Inc. The stormwater budget currently had $140,004.40 and staff requested a budget adjustment of $150,100 to cover the recommended award.
Engineering Director Gary Carnahan described an additional, city-initiated change order to the Western Millwright commercial construction contract for sidewalk improvements. Carnahan said previously awarded unit prices were favorable and Western Millwright agreed to add work at the same unit prices; the requested change order amount is $183,140, bringing the total contract to $4,852.36 (as read aloud) and, according to Carnahan, remaining within available funding for the year.
Engineering project manager Todd Pillar presented change order number 1 to the Diamond Construction Company contract for phase 2 of the Gulf of Basin force-main work that ties into the Davidson Drive wastewater treatment plant headworks. Pillar said Diamond stopped short of completing inlet-box connections because of uncertainty about Max Foote's concurrent work at the plant; the presented change order is $227,797 and Pillar said it will be paid from the wastewater bond fund and is under 5% of the original contract amount but exceeds the $60,000 threshold requiring board review.
Director Webb asked whether the wastewater change order would affect funding for future projects; staff replied no and said savings on other bids left sufficient reserve in the bond funds. No formal board votes occurred during the agenda-review session; each item was presented for inclusion on the consent or regular agenda at the next formal meeting.
