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City staff update aldermen on multiple construction projects, including pump station and splash pad parking repairs
Summary
City staff updated aldermen on several public-works projects, reporting a rebid of the Church and Mill water main, slower-than-expected sidewalk progress with a possible liquidated-damages assessment, blasting planned at a pump station wet well and repairs and base stabilization at a splash pad parking lot.
City Administrator Miss Wagner and public works staff updated the Smithville Board of Aldermen on several ongoing public-works projects and said staff expect additional contract actions and a budget amendment for site work.
Miss Wagner reported that the Church and Mill water main project was rebid after the apparent low bidder said it could not complete the work and the next low bidder also declined due to timing; she said the city has put the project back out to bid and "we hope to have a recommendation for a rebid at the August 5 board meeting." On the Commercial Street sidewalk project Miss Wagner said progress has been "painstakingly slow," the contractor is struggling to keep staff, and the city will assess liquidated damages if the mid-September completion date is missed. She said lane closures on Commercial Street are anticipated in the coming days and staff are notifying affected property owners.
On the 144th Street pump station Miss Wagner said construction is moving "really moving along" and that the wet well is "approximately 45 deep feet deep currently." She said crews have excavated dirt and need to remove about 20 feet of rock and that blasting to remove rock was "anticipated to occur on Thursday" with adjoining property owners notified.
Staff also described work at the splash pad parking lot where crews found leaks of unknown origin, installed an extensive French drain, and discovered broken piping under the slab that required shutting off a small number of spray heads. Public works reported hauling base rock to stabilize a subgrade of poor-quality black dirt and that a budget amendment for the base work is anticipated. The city also reported progress on a new parking lot behind the senior center, with temporary parking adjustments in place while work continues.
Officials did not provide final contract awards for the rebid or a precise date for reopening the parking lot; Miss Wagner said the rebid procurement and a recommendation to the board are expected at future meetings and that staff will provide updated schedules and notifications to affected residents.
