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Council approves Wolfneck Regional Wastewater change orders and related contracts totaling several million dollars
Summary
Sussex County Council approved a series of change orders and contract adjustments for the Wolfneck Regional Wastewater Facility project, including a small credit to general construction and larger additions for clarifiers, headworks, lagoons and piping as presented by county engineering and finance staff.
Sussex County Council on May 13 approved multiple change orders and contract adjustments for the Wolfneck Regional Wastewater Facility project, including a credit to general construction and approval of several larger change orders related to clarifiers, aeration, headworks and piping.
County project manager Dwayne Medlaras (engineering) described the project as having multiple components and noted the contractor Bancroft and Ranker & Sons had provided value-engineering credits and separate bids for precast clarifiers, equipment, aeration and piping. Council approved a $14,910.63 decrease to the general-construction contract (change order 5) and approved three additional change orders for the base phase 2 work in amounts of $1,405,000; $1,448,000; and $1,637,000 respectively.
Why it matters: The Wolfneck project is a multi-component regional wastewater upgrade. The council's approvals reflect procurement and construction decisions needed to keep the project moving; the changes include both credits and substantial additional costs for specialized components and installation.
Discussion and details
Medlaras explained Bancroft structures bids through trade contractors and that credits are the sum of trade-level changes plus the contractor's markup. He identified change order items tied to clarifier components (precast, equipment, clarifier installation and piping), headworks, lagoons and aeration, and noted associated upcoming procurements for filtration equipment and blowers.
Formal action
Motions approved included: - Approve Change Order No. 5 for contract S-24-10 (Wolfneck general construction) decreasing the contract amount by $14,910.63. - Approve change orders IBOO4, IBOO5 and IBOO6 for M.F. Ranker & Sons in the amounts of $1,405,000; $1,448,000; and $1,637,000 respectively (base phase 2 project additions).
Votes on the motions were recorded by roll call and passed unanimously.
Next steps
Staff said change orders are ready for signatures, that filtration equipment and pump station upgrades are upcoming items to be presented, and that the county continues to coordinate finance and engineering tracking for the multi-component project.
Ending
Council's approvals move multiple Wolfneck procurement and construction pieces forward; staff will return with equipment procurements and installation contracts as those packages are finalized.
