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Lapeer awards $1.32 million contract for First and Second Street water-main replacement; engineering costs and total estimate discussed
Summary
The commission awarded a $1,317,172 construction contract to Cooper Excavating for water main replacement and approved a construction engineering contract with MLR Engineering; discussion noted potential schedule and performance risks and an estimated project total near $1.46 million.
The Lapeer City Commission voted Sept. 2 to award a construction contract to Cooper Excavating for replacement of water mains and road reconstruction on First and Second streets and to approve a construction-engineering agreement related to the project.
Commissioner Sweet moved to award the construction contract to Cooper Excavating in the amount of $1,317,172 and to approve a construction-engineering contract with MLR Engineering. The motion included authorization for the director of public works and the city manager to sign required documents and an associated budget amendment. The motion passed on a roll-call vote.
Commissioners and staff discussed construction risks and past experience with the contractor. One commissioner said Cooper "was very difficult to work with" and described prior projects that were "a long project" given weather and subsurface conditions. City staff and the director of public works responded that the area has a high water table and clay soils that could complicate construction.
City staff estimated the project total, including engineering, design and construction engineering, at about $1,460,000. The agenda packet motion included the construction contract figure of $1,317,172; during the meeting a dollar figure for the MLR Engineering construction engineering contract was stated in a form that appears to contain a transcription anomaly. The commission did not resolve that discrepancy during the meeting; staff said the project remained within overall budget.
Commissioners also asked whether the award affected existing budgets; staff said the work is funded from the water fund and that a limited budget amendment was included in the motion. The contract award moves the project into the construction phase; staff said the schedule will depend on weather and site conditions.
What happened: The commission approved the construction contract with Cooper Excavating and authorized the city manager and public-works director to finalize related documents. The commission approved a budget amendment and signed construction-engineering contracts to proceed with the work.
