Council hears engineering update: sewer lining additions, Seventh Street punch list and Gun Club Road drainage challenges

Beresford city engineers told the City Council that contractors have identified additional sewer pipe sections that could be lined this year and that saturated soils on Gun Club Road will likely require drain tile and a heavier road base before Metro Construction can resume hauling material into the VOC development.

The engineering firm Banner, represented by Pat, summarized project status and costs and asked the council to expect follow-up price proposals and possible change orders. Pat said the sewer project team identified about $200,000 of additional lining work that could be added now because the contractor’s bid prices were lower than expected and contingencies across projects were available. "We identified about another $200,000 worth of lining work that could be added," Pat said.

The report also covered outstanding items from the Seventh Street utility extension: Banner completed a walk-through, produced a…