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Ozark staff seek change order for Findlay River lift station project to realize efficiencies
Summary
Public Works Director Jeremy Parson asked aldermen to approve change order No. 1 to a Smith & Edwards Construction contract to complete the Findlay River lift station and 22,000 linear feet of force main, citing ARPA funding and cost savings from contractor continuity; board held the bill over for a future meeting.
The Board of Aldermen heard a detailed update and a request to authorize change order number 1 to the Smith and Edwards Construction Inc. contract for the Findlay River lift station and force main improvements (bill 3637).
Jeremy Parson, the city's public works director, said the project installs roughly 22,000 linear feet of force main and constructs a new Findlay River lift station intended to eliminate two siphons and a force main under the Findlay River. "By the end of this year, our Findlay River could no longer have sewer running underneath of it," Parson said, calling the river the city's "most valuable natural resource." Parson told aldermen the wet wall of the new lift station is about 27 feet deep, the structure contains more than 1,000 cubic yards of concrete at its deepest, and the city hopes to have the lift station up and running by May 1 with overall work completed by the end of the year, weather permitting.
Parson said the phase was budgeted in the 2025 city budget with approximately $700,000 allocated and that the recommended change order reflects efficiencies from continuing with the contractor already on-site. He said previous mobilization estimates would be higher if the city put the additional work out for bid, and that maintaining the current contractor avoids duplicative mobilization costs.
Alderman Autumn Campbell asked whether other force mains remain on the line and sought clarification on unit pricing. Parson and the engineer present said there are unit prices for work such as rock breaking; Parson cited a rock-breaking unit price of $200 per cubic yard as the established unit cost in the contract.
After public comment (none) and board remarks, aldermen did not adopt the change order at this meeting; bill 3637 was held over for further consideration.
