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Committee approves Kelly Place stormwater bid; staff declines on-site water‑quality monitoring
Summary
The Public Works Committee approved the low, responsible bid for the Kelly Place stormwater improvement project and discussed monitoring and maintenance plans; staff said the city will perform annual inspections but will not conduct detailed water‑quality monitoring for this project.
The Monona Public Works Committee voted to award the Kelly Place stormwater improvement contract after staff told the committee the bid process produced a responsible low bidder and a competitive field.
"The bids came in, like we've just discussed, slightly high, but the bidder is a responsible bidder, and it was a competitive bid process," said Brad, Public Works staff, recommending approval. The committee moved and seconded approval and voted in favor.
Committee members asked whether the city planned to conduct post‑installation water‑quality monitoring for the underground storm device. "Not for this project," said Bridal, Public Works staff, adding that the devices used (Storm Trap and similar) are well established in the industry and that the city conducts annual inspections and maintenance. "We will be doing [annual inspections] and we will be cleaning the capture basins ... but we will not be doing water quality monitoring," Bridal said.
Brad and other staff noted the trade‑offs of empirical monitoring. One committee member explained that physical monitoring can sometimes demonstrate greater pollutant removal than modeled estimates and help with TMDL compliance, but staff cautioned that monitoring adds cost and complexity.
The committee discussed maintenance plans: Monona will record sediment volumes removed during cleanings and perform basin cleanings as needed to avoid premature filling of downstream chambers. Staff said similar devices at Stonebridge had been inspected but not yet required cleaning. The contract award will proceed to City Council for final authorization.
