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Board approves design contract with MSA for South Vine Avenue reconstruction
Summary
The Marshfield Board of Public Works approved a WisDOT three‑party engineering contract with MSA Professional Services to design reconstruction of South Vine Avenue from Fourth Street to Fourteenth Street, with engineering costs of $329,256 and an 80% federal/20% local funding split.
The Board of Public Works of the City of Marshfield voted Feb. 3 to approve an engineering services agreement with MSA Professional Services and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for design of South Vine Avenue from Fourth Street to Fourteenth Street.
Acting Public Works Director Josh Moritz said the city was selected in fall 2022 for federal design and reconstruction funding through the Surface Transportation Program made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. He said WisDOT uses a quality‑based selection process to pick consultants and then negotiates an agreement with the top‑ranked firm before a three‑party contract is executed between the municipality, WisDOT and the consultant.
Moritz recommended approval after negotiations with WisDOT were completed and MSA was selected as the preferred firm. The total cost for engineering services is $329,256 with the city's 20% local share of $65,851, he said. He estimated total project cost with construction at “a little over $2,200,000” and said the city's local share of construction would be about $446,000. Construction is planned for 2027.
Board members asked whether sidewalks along the corridor would be assessed to property owners and what would happen if federal funds became unavailable. Moritz said sidewalks would be assessed only where the sidewalk was in poor condition before the project and that the project could be delayed if federal funding were withdrawn; any funding gap would be addressed at the capital improvement program (CIP) level.
The board moved and seconded the recommendation and approved the contract by voice vote.
