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Council reaffirms Eustic Road contract and approves Well 9 emergency purchases
Summary
At the workshop the council corrected and reaffirmed a previously approved contract for the Eustic Road widening and authorized emergency purchases to rehabilitate Well 9; both items were approved by roll call.
At a Wednesday workshop the Nampa City Council clarified a clerical error and reaffirmed the contract award for the Eustic Road widening, Phyllis Canal and Owyhee storm project, and approved emergency purchases to repair Well 9.
Eustic Road contract The council reaffirmed an award and authorized the mayor to sign a construction contract with Nife River Corporation for the Eustic Road widening, Phyllis Canal and Owyhee storm project in the amount of $19,974,943.77. Staff said the motion was a correction: the item had been approved on Monday night but the dollar amount printed in the action item was about $100,000 short of the correct contract sum listed in the backup.
The council completed a roll call on the correction. The meeting record shows the council had four members present and two absent; the motion passed and the mayor was authorized to sign the corrected contract amount.
Well 9 emergency repairs The council also approved purchase authority for emergency repairs to Well 9. City engineering manager John Spencer described the well failure: a hole in the casing caused sand pumping, and other wells and pump stations have had concurrent problems that would leave multiple main‑zone pump stations offline if not addressed ahead of summer demand.
The council approved purchases as described in the action item: a PVC liner for $44,218.80 and a new pump and motor for $63,950.09 from Treasure Valley Drilling, and a variable frequency drive from AME Electric for $57,000 for Well 9. Staff said the purchases will require a budget amendment to the pump‑maintenance budget and will be paid from the water fund balance.
Council process and votes Both action items were moved, seconded and carried on roll call. The minutes show a standard roll call (members named in the record responded “yes”) and the meeting record states “motion carries” for each item. The council did not alter project scope in either action; the Eustic Road item was a clerical correction to the previously approved dollar amount and the Well 9 purchases were presented as emergency maintenance to restore production.
Clarifying details - Eustic Road award: contract amount stated in the meeting $19,974,943.77; earlier printed action item had a lower figure by about $100,000 and was corrected in the workshop. - Well 9 purchases: PVC liner $44,218.80; pump and motor $63,950.09 (Treasure Valley Drilling); variable frequency drive $57,000 (AME Electric); staff said a budget amendment to the pump‑maintenance line and use of the water fund balance are required.
Ending Council members moved quickly through the two business items so the workshop could continue; the police department briefing followed. No additional changes to either contract or the Well 9 scope were made at the workshop.
