Waukesha Board of Public Works approves $7.3M resurfacing contract, awards Area 7 flood work and updates recycling rules

The Waukesha City Board of Public Works on March 20 approved a $7,298,487.54 low bid from Payne and Dolan for the 2025 Asphalt Street Resurfacing and Utility Improvement Project, awarded a $1,942,624 contract for phase 2 of the Area 7 flood mitigation work, authorized easements tied to the Area 7 project with the School District of Waukesha, voted to support a Wisconsin DNR stormwater planning grant application, and adopted updated residential garbage and recycling regulations in advance of a contract transition to a new contractor, “John’s,” starting March 31.

The actions put city pavement and stormwater work on contractors’ schedules, secured funding to update an aging stormwater-quality model the city must refresh for a pending DNR TMDL, and set rules and fees residents will see when the city’s solid-waste contractor changes.

Payne and Dolan were recommended as the low bidder for the resurfacing project after the city received two bids. The department recommended including the base bid and an alternate, for a combined contract price of $7,298,487.54. City staff said the package added several streets — including Lander Lane, Lander Court, Mandon Drive, Kelps Drive and Kelps Court — to ensure adequate budget coverage; the posted project budget shown in the materials was $7,400,000. “So, the project came in well enough that we would recommend moving forward with all the project, all the streets,” Alex, a city staff member, said.

On flood mitigation, the board recommended awarding the Area 7 channel and storage improvements, phase 2, to Edgerton contractors for $1,942,624. The bid packet included a line-item removing a pedestrian bridge and foundation that crosses the ditch north of Waukesha North High School; staff said the bridge is “a little foot bridge across the ditch” and is mostly obscured by brush.

The board voted to review and act on storm sewer and drain…