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Board approves street-construction pay estimates, OKs three small change orders for downtown mall work
Summary
The Wausau Board of Public Works approved pay estimates for multiple street-construction contracts and accepted three change orders for the downtown mall redevelopment; the board was told Fulton Street work is delayed pending a TID amendment.
The Wausau Board of Public Works approved pay estimates for three street-construction contracts and accepted three change orders tied to the 2025 downtown mall redevelopment project at its June 3 meeting.
Board staff recommended and the board approved pay estimate payments for the project managed by Switwick And Sons ($405,250.19) and for work by Hossons Incorporated for Cherry Street ($647,820.45). The board also approved three small change orders submitted by Pembroke Companies for the downtown mall redevelopment phase 2, covering water-stub removals and an unplanned storm-sewer connection; the change orders were $1,933, $5,403 and $2,940.
On the Switwick And Sons pay estimate, a staff presenter recommended approval, saying the work completed to date was "majority of it being on, First Street and River Drive." The board moved and seconded approval and voted in favor. A separate pay request for Hossons Incorporated was presented as work primarily on Cherry Street; the board approved that pay estimate by motion and vote.
Regarding the downtown mall redevelopment, staff said two of the change orders were time-and-materials water-department removals of old stubs that entered the former mall footprint. The third change order addressed a storm-sewer connection: "The connection to the foundry on Third' there was a miscommunication... we did not have that accounted for on the plan. So we've got a number from Pembroke to take their storm sewer stub out of their building and tie it into our storm sewer," a contractor representative said. The board approved all three change orders.
Board members also discussed scheduling: one board member said Fulton Street work cannot proceed "until after next Thursday because of the TID amendment." Staff confirmed the timing constraint.
All listed pay estimates and change orders in the meeting excerpt were approved by motion and recorded as actions; staff were directed to note the TID timing constraint when scheduling Fulton Street work.
