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Flandreau council hears update on utility improvement project; change order removed for further work
Summary
City staff and the contractor updated the Flandreau City Council on an ongoing utility improvement project, discussed valve failures and temporary line-stop options required by funding rules, and removed a proposed change order from the agenda pending cost and AIS-compliance details.
Flandreau City Council members heard an update on the city’s ongoing utility improvement project from staff and contractor representatives and voted not to act on a planned change order at the meeting.
City engineering staff said the project has encountered delays from weather and difficulties locating reliable valves to isolate sections of the water system. Staff described two temporary shut-off methods under consideration — a double line stop (a sleeve-and-balloon technique) and an AVT/EZ-style strapped valve that mills a slot into an existing pipe so a gate valve can be inserted — and said both must meet American Iron and Steel (AIS) requirements tied to the project’s…
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