Council approves change order for DWSRF contract with Payne and Dolan, not to exceed $290,000

The Ishpeming City Council approved a change order for DWSRF Contract 2 with contractor Payne and Dolan at a price not to exceed $290,000.

City staff said the work would keep Payne and Dolan crews employed through at least November while allowing the contractor to perform additional water‑system work within the existing contract scope, rather than removing blacktop outside a recommended season. Bill, a staff member, said, “we don't want contractors to start removing any blacktop before or after October 1” because of reduced quality of work at those times.

City staff noted there is an unused contingency on the contract and described a dead‑ended water main behind Seventh Street that will need repair within a year. The staff presentation said the contract still had a contingency that had not been touched (stated in the meeting as about 1,200,000). Staff also reported bid prices of $2.69 and $2.45 (units not specified in the transcript) for comparison and said Lindbergh’s bid was similar. A staff member said state budget timing made prompt action important to preserve permitting and funding options.

Council members moved and seconded a motion to authorize the change order “not to exceed $290,000.” The motion passed by voice vote; individual roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the meeting transcript.

The contract change will be paid from the DWSRF grant, according to staff remarks at the meeting. The council did not specify further implementation dates; staff said a formal change order document was expected by the next council meeting.

Votes at the meeting were taken by voice; the record in the transcript shows council members voiced “Aye” and the chair declared the motion passed.