Lawrence utility board reviews construction observation contract, sewer easement and account adjustments

At a meeting of the City of Lawrence Utility Service Board, staff sought approval of a general construction observation agreement with Goodwill at Geist for inspection of a potable water main installation, described a nonexclusive sanitary sewer easement granted by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, and presented several account adjustments including a requested sewer bill adjustment for one property.

The board was asked to approve “a general observation agreement between utilities and Goodwill at Geist project for a potable water main installation,” staff said. The agreement would pay construction observation services at $75 per hour for an estimated total of $1,200, with payment upon completion.

Staff also presented Resolution No. 32025, a resolution of the Utility Service Board “to declare certain property to be surplus and authorizing disposal,” and described a nonexclusive sanitary sewer utility easement granted by the DNR to the City of Lawrence Utility Service Board for the purpose of replacing and relocating a sanitary sewer line. Staff said the project’s first legal advertisement will run in The Indianapolis Star on May 14, with a second advertisement on May 21 and a bid opening scheduled for June 12.

On account adjustments, staff reported four items on the agenda. One adjustment exceeded $1,000 and was described as a three-month correction; staff said the underlying customer consumption has since returned to normal. During the meeting, a board member asked for a motion on a specific sewer adjustment: “May I have a motion for sewer adjustment at $73.50 East 406th Street for $1,214.37 due to a service line lead in 3 months,” the member said. The transcript provided does not record a mover, seconder or vote for that motion.

Discussion points included the scope and cost of the proposed observation agreement, the timing and public-notice requirements for the sewer relocation bid, and the nature of the large account adjustment. Staff emphasized the advertising dates required for the sewer project; the board discussion preserved procedural next steps rather than producing final contract awards in the provided record.

No formal contract award or final vote on Resolution No. 32025 or the sewer easement is recorded in the provided transcript excerpt. The record shows the board advancing routine procurement and billing items and requesting a formal motion on at least one sewer adjustment, with follow-up actions (advertising, bid opening) scheduled on the dates staff announced.

The meeting segment provided focused on administrative and procurement items; additional segments of the board’s agenda were not part of the supplied transcript.