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Utility board approves engineering agreement for Pond Run dry-dam Phase 1
Summary
The Utility Board approved an engineering-services agreement to design and bid Phase 1 of dry-dam and Pond Run dredging work in Greenmont and Glenbrook and authorized spending from the stormwater fund; board members said they will reallocate money originally reserved for the 20 Eighth Street stormwater project.
The Utility Board voted to approve an engineering-services agreement to design and solicit bids for Phase 1 of dry dams and Pond Run dredging, with work focused on Greenmont, Glenbrook and the section of Pond Run up to Grand Central.
Board members said they will reallocate stormwater funds originally earmarked for the 20 Eighth Street storm drainage project to Pond Run design and bidding, and then seek grant funding for 20 Eighth Street in a later cycle.
"All we need to do is agree to go ahead and proceed with this," said Speaker 1 (Chair). The board discussed that the engineering contract is broken into three parts: design work, bidding-phase assistance and construction-phase assistance. The draft figures quoted in the meeting were $74,200 for design and $6,600 for bidding-phase assistance. Speakers also referred to a construction-phase assistance figure that was stated inconsistently in the discussion; one speaker cited approximately $25,000 while an earlier readout listed smaller line items. Meeting remarks made clear the final construction-phase cost will depend on bid results and that dredging costs are separate from the engineering contract.
Mike (Staff member) described the Phase 1 limits as the two dry dams in Greenmont, the dry dam at Glenbrook, and Pond Run from the area behind the medical complex up to Grand Central. He told the board the design team will need to confirm easements for construction and that permitting costs will be a significant portion of the project budget.
Board members said reassigning the stormwater allocation did not require a separate budget amendment because both projects come from the same stormwater fund. "All we're doing is just changing the allocation of the funds from the 20 Eighth 30 Fourth Street project to this," Speaker 3 (Board member) said.
A motion to approve the agreement carried; the board approved the contract by a show of hands. The meeting record does not include a numerical roll-call tally.
The engineering agreement and the subsequent bids will determine the full construction cost and schedule. Board members requested staff continue to secure necessary easements and to return with task-order and design documents for the next meeting.
This item also triggered a reordering of priorities for stormwater work: the board agreed to pursue grant funding again next year for the 20 Eighth Street project while moving ahead now with Pond Run design and permitting.
