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Beresford council approves $1.08 million change order to expand sewer-lining project
Summary
The city approved Change Order No. 1 with Musson Brothers to expand cured-in-place pipe lining, increasing the contract by $1,076,185 and extending substantial completion to May 18, 2026, to use available state loan and grant funds.
The BEREFORD City Council on Monday approved Change Order No. 1 with Musson Brothers to expand the city’s sewer rehabilitation work, increasing the project cost by $1,076,185 and extending the substantial completion date to May 18, 2026.
Banner Associates representative Pat Carey and city staff told the council the change order is possible because the bid for the cured-in-place-pipe (CIPP) work came in below budget. That created an opportunity to use remaining funds from the original package of South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DNR) clean water loan funds and related grants to televise and line additional sewer pipe now rather than in a future phase.
The change order expands televising by another 12,000 feet and adds lining of approximately 6,280 feet of 8-inch pipe, 2,550 feet of 12-inch pipe, about 760 feet of 15-inch pipe, 43 additional service connections and several manholes. Banner Associates and staff said the work represents pipe rehabilitation on existing service lines and not new service installation.
Staff cautioned there will be additional engineering and inspection costs and that DNR asked for a time extension; the contractor requested the extended schedule to ensure completion. City officials said they estimate the city will still retain several hundred thousand dollars of contingency in the overall funding package after the change order but that final accounting with the agency remained ongoing.
Pat Carey, representing Banner Associates, told the council the contractor has been cooperative and the expanded scope will allow the city to complete work planned for a later phase while grant and loan funding is available. Mayor Seeley put the motion on the table; the council voted to approve the change order. The council did not identify individual aye/no votes in the record; the mayor announced the motion carried.
The council directed staff to finalize the engineering amendment, secure DNR concurrence, and sign the change order so Musson Brothers could order materials and proceed.
The change order will increase inspection and engineering hours; staff said they will return if additional budget amendments are required.
