Clayton council accepts JMAR quote for Regan Street trunk sewer work; vote 4–0–1

The Town of Clayton accepted a contractor’s quote to replace a sewer trunk line running north–south on Regan Street and perform related work, including a separately priced demolition for a leaning shed next to a three‑car garage. The motion to accept the contractor quotes passed with four yes votes, no nays and one abstention.

Josh Selig of BAN Engineering described the project area and plans, saying the replacement covers roughly 460 feet of sewer main and will use 12‑inch SDR‑26 pipe buried at varying depths (Selig estimated 10–12 feet at the deepest points). He noted the work requires shifting the alignment to avoid an existing building because the current main runs underneath the garage, which in turn requires replacing a section of the main on Oregon Avenue. BAN Engineering’s construction estimate was about $145,000; the single bid the town received from JMAR was read in the meeting as $121,781.69 (engineering estimate higher than the bid). Council members discussed a separately quoted cost for demolition of a shed that the contractor said would need removal; the demolition price was listed in the discussion as $7,500. Council staff said the combined amount remained below the town’s quoted limit for the project.

Selig recommended awarding the work to JMAR. Questions from council focused on scope items: whether tree and fence removal were included, how laterals would be tied in, and the contractor’s plan for moving or replacing a second shed on private property. Selig said the quote includes moving one shed temporarily and that the contractor provided a separate price to remove the shed that must be demolished. Pete said the town had a permit from I&M dating to October and that the town wanted to begin as soon as possible. After a motion to accept both quotes (the trunk line work and the shed demolition), a council member said, "I'm gonna abstain since that's family." The clerk announced the motion passed 4 yays, no nays and 1 abstain.

Council directed staff to circulate the full written quote to members (the council asked for a printed copy and the documents to be emailed to members) and to proceed with award paperwork for JMAR so the project can move forward.