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Green River council tables $ amendment for wastewater-plant consultant amendment amid concerns over contractor delays
Summary
Council tabled a proposed amendment to Burns & McDonnell’s contract to cover five years of fee increases and extend services for the city’s wastewater treatment plant project after councilmembers raised cost-allocation and contractor-responsibility concerns.
The Green River City Council on April 8 tabled a proposed Amendment No. 4 to the professional services agreement with Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company for additional engineering services tied to the city’s wastewater treatment plant project.
The amendment would have increased consultant compensation to account for five years of fee increases and extended the consulting window to match a revised construction schedule. Mark Westensko, director of public works, told the council the extension reflects industry-wide delays in major electrical components and that the city has coordinated with its funding agency, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the State Revolving Fund (SRF) program, which provided written concurrence that cost and time adjustments were eligible for funding.
Westensko said the project’s original construction window was about 24 months but that lead times for generators and major switchboards have pushed that to approximately 30 months. “I never like amendments, but I’m only going to bring one to you if we need it,” Westensko said.
Several councilmembers questioned whether the general contractor should bear additional costs and whether change orders had been submitted. A councilmember called the added professional-services amount ‘‘$523,000’’ in his remarks, and several members said they did not think the city should absorb contractor-related cost overruns. Westensko responded that the delay is an industry-wide production issue and that the city had sought concurrence from its funding partners before bringing the amendment.
After debate, Councilman Chaudhry moved to table the amendment for further discussion; the motion carried.
The action leaves the amendment unresolved while staff continues negotiations with the general contractor and coordinates with DEQ and funding partners on schedule and funding implications.
Votes at the council meeting on this agenda item were recorded as a motion to table and carried by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.
