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Council approves multiple infrastructure pay requests for WRF, bridge and airport projects
Summary
The council approved several pay requests and invoices on Sept. 15, including a $1,889,480 payment to PKG Contracting for wastewater treatment improvements, pay applications for bridge and apron reconstruction projects, and multiple airport-related invoices and contract payments.
The Aberdeen City Council approved several infrastructure payments and heard progress updates on ongoing public-works projects during the Sept. 15 meeting.
Wastewater: The council approved pay request No. 3 to PKG Contracting for WRF (water resource facility) improvements in the amount of $1,889,480. Amanda Fisher, the city’s wastewater treatment manager, said the payment covers general contractor work including equipment submittals, trenching, piping and general conditions. Fisher said work currently is building out aeration basins; a large concrete slab was scheduled to be poured the following Wednesday. Fisher said the project total billed to date is approximately $10,370,000 (project accounting figures presented in the meeting) and staff recommended approval.
Bridge: City engineer Stu Dawson reported steady progress on the Tenth Avenue bridge replacement project; both abutments and bent caps were complete and crews were preparing falsework in advance of the bridge deck pour in the coming weeks. The council approved the related pay request to the prime contractor (pay request ID 43100566 to Prom Construction of Slayton, Minnesota) as presented.
Airport and Apron Work: Transportation and airport staff presented and the council approved multiple airport-related payments and invoices, including Helms and Associates invoices for design and construction administration services and pay estimates to Reedy Construction and Dami Construction for apron reconstruction and terminal access/parking work. Specific items approved included: - Helms and Associates invoices for precondition air unit grant assistance, runway lighting, and terminal expansion bidding and construction administration (small invoice amounts listed in the packet); - Pay request for apron reconstruction, including $72,973.88 to Helms for administration and resident engineering and $1,320,890.34 to Reedy Construction for materials and work completed through Aug. 23; - Terminal access road and parking-lot work: Helms invoice for resident engineering (approximately $11,004.97) and pay estimate No. 1 to Dami Construction for $191,649.31, plus a contract decrease of $23,808.90 tied to prime-coat deduction and a 40-calendar-day time-extension related to delayed grant funding.
NECOG: The council approved a $10,000 payment to NECOG (Northeast Council of Governments) for administration of state revolving fund and ARPA grant applications connected to the WRF project.
Council members approved each payment by roll call as the items were presented. Staff described the apron reconstruction project as completed pending punch-list work, and the terminal access road as in active construction with significant curb and snow-removal accommodation work completed.
No council member opposed any of the listed payments in the recorded roll calls.
