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Council approves Gray & Osborne amendment to finish Well 1 rehab design; city adds resilience features
Summary
The council authorized contract amendment No. 5 with Gray & Osborne for design services on the Well 1 rehabilitation project; staff said cost savings allowed addition of transfer switches, generator plug‑ins and two chlorine buildings and that the work is largely grant‑funded.
The Shelton City Council approved an amendment to the professional services agreement with Gray & Osborne Inc. to finish design work for the Well 1 rehabilitation project and to add additional resilience features to the design.
Assistant Public Works Director Aaron Nicks said the city had realized cost savings that allowed inclusion of additional items in the design scope, specifically transfer switches and generator plug‑ins to support emergency power, and two new chlorine buildings to provide safer locations for chlorine injection at well sites. "Some additional things that have been added because of some cost savings, 2 new chlorine buildings are gonna be going in," Nicks said. "...we're gonna actually put in some transfer switches. All the ones that we have are very updated, and we're, what else did we include in here? Transfer switches, plugs, plugins for the generators, those kinds of things."
Nicks told the council the permits have been obtained and that the amendment (Amendment No. 5) will allow Gray & Osborne to finish the expanded design work. He said the project is "mostly" grant funded; staff did not provide a full funding breakdown during the meeting.
The council adopted Resolution No. 1382‑0425 authorizing the city manager to sign the contract amendment. Staff said the amendment keeps the project within the available grant dollars and will allow construction documents to reflect the added resiliency features.
City staff said they will proceed with final design and will return with further contract actions or construction requests as appropriate.
