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Carmel approves multiple utilities easements and change orders, including well drilling and wastewater warranty adjustment
Summary
The board approved change orders and easements July 2 for water and wastewater projects, including an added cost to deepen a new well, final change order deduct for a wastewater digester warranty, and permanent and temporary easements on North Michigan Road.
The City of Carmel Board of Public Works and Safety approved several utility-related items July 2, covering well construction, wastewater project changes and water-line easements.
Lane Young of Utilities explained a change order with National Water Services LLC for $13,730 related to a new well project. The drill depth extended about 10 additional feet, and Young said the change order covers the extra materials and labor. “We have got a project where we're building a new well, near one of our other well sites, and the depth that they needed to drill ended up going another 10 feet,” Young said.
The board approved a change order for the wastewater plant digester gas piping replacement project with American Structure Point Inc. as a deductive change. Young said the contractor had originally included a five-year warranty in the contract price; the city elected to purchase the warranty directly from the equipment manufacturer, so the contractor deducted the warranty cost from the contract amount.
The board also approved water-line easement agreements for a Michigan Road project, including a temporary easement and a permanent easement to allow the city to take service areas off legacy Citizens Energy mains. Young said some customers remain on Citizens Energy mains; completing the project will transfer those customers to city service.
Each item was moved, seconded and approved by the board. Several of the easements and a pair of county variance agreements for water-main depth were described as previously approved by the county and were submitted for signature after the county updated its forms.
