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Board approves change order and $240,310.90 pay estimate for Lehi service line replacement
Summary
The Wausau Board of Public Works approved Change Order No. 2 with Community Infrastructure Partners and a professional-services pay estimate tied to the Lehi service line replacement work; officials said increases are within the DNR-approved construction budget.
The presiding member of the Wausau Board of Public Works approved Change Order No. 2 with Community Infrastructure Partners and a $240,310.90 pay estimate tied to the Lehi service line replacement project at the board's June 3 meeting.
Board members said the increases reflect longer, fuller replacements this year and additional permit and curb-stop work; the board noted the adjustments remain within the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) construction budget previously approved for the project.
Staff explained the contracts span separate bid packages from 2024 and 2025. "For the first contract, we had additional cost due to rock, and also with, LSL permits," the presiding member said, describing reasons for the increase. The presiding member said the 2025 work includes more full replacements compared with 2024's partial replacements, and that "that contract amount, that'll be increased $768,768.50." The speaker added that the original combined bid amount was $9,630,000 and that the combined increase for 2024 and 2025 is $909,311.
Board members moved and seconded approval of Change Order No. 2; those present voted in favor. On a separate motion, the board approved pay estimate No. 12 with Community Infrastructure Partners, a professional-services payment of $240,310.90. The presiding member made the motion to approve the pay estimate; a board member seconded it and voted in favor.
Officials said the increases will draw on contingency money. "All within the budget that we've been, approved for the DNR for construction," the presiding member said. The board also discussed internal accounting: one board member noted the need to separate city-side charges from homeowner-side charges in 2025; Lori (staff member) responded, "I will talk to CIP to make sure that they're tracking that as well."
Action items recorded by the board included the change-order approval and the pay estimate payment; staff were directed to confirm accounting between city-funded and homeowner-funded portions going forward. No additional council-level approvals were reported in the transcript excerpt.
