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Village board approves $71,329 change order to redesign Buffalo Creek stabilization project around nonparticipating parcels
Summary
Trustees authorized change order No. 3 for $71,329.63 to expand the scope of the Buffalo Creek stabilization design after four adjacent parcel owners declined to participate, increasing the contract total to $397,549.63; the project is funded by grants and TIF dollars.
The Wheeling Village Board on April 21 approved change order number 3 to the Buffalo Creek Stabilization Project design contract after staff said the village must redesign a portion of the plan because multiple property owners declined to participate.
Village staff and project consultants explained that phase two of the Buffalo Creek Stabilization Project is a grant-funded initiative supplemented by TIF dollars to redesign and stabilize stream banks, protecting downstream property and the creek. The original contract was approved in 2022; previous change orders addressed additional easements and a grant-application task.
Staff said one property owner controls four parcels along the creek and declined to participate in the free stabilization work, requiring the design team to develop an alternate alignment around those parcels. The board approved change order No. 3 in the amount of $71,329.63, increasing the contract with Hampton Lenzons and Renwick Inc. from $326,220 to $397,549.63.
Trustee Vogel moved to approve the change order; Trustee Raffato seconded. The roll call vote recorded unanimous approval by the trustees present.
Staff noted that the project remains primarily grant-funded and that any village share would come from TIF resources. Engineering staff confirmed earlier change orders were for easement recording costs and a small MWRD grant application fee previously reported to the board.
