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Planner flags stormwater-pipe errors at North Bend family housing site; developer to upsize pipe, city may replace manhole
Summary
City planner told the council inspections found incorrectly sized or undocumented pipes at the North Bend family housing project; the developer will be required to install a larger pipe and the city is seeking pricing for a downstream manhole replacement (estimated about $10,000). No council decision was made at the meeting.
At the July 21 North Bend City Council work session, the city planner, identified as Pandy, alerted councilors to inspection findings at the North Bend family housing project that require changes to the stormwater work approved in the project's plans.
"They're gonna be replacing a pipe bigger than they proposed. That's gonna be on their dime," Planner Pandy said, describing on-site discoveries that the as-built underground connections and pipe sizes did not match the plans the city had approved.
Pandy told the council the site likely had an historic ditch that was piped and buried when development and a nearby school were built in the 1950s; there are no record drawings. During inspections the contractor discovered different pipes and unexpected connections, which means the contractor must install a larger pipe than the approved plan specified. Pandy said the city would not accept a pipe smaller than required.
Pandy also described two manhole structures at the connection points. The planner proposed the city replace an upstream structure when the city next undertakes pipe work there; that replacement would be at city expense. For the downstream manhole, Pandy said she requested pricing for the contractor to replace a 60-inch manhole as part of the developer's work and estimated a typical cost around $10,000. "Now they were gonna have to make a connection anyway. So I'm gonna not pay the full freight on it," Pandy said, adding that replacing the downstream structure with the developer's work would avoid a later separate excavation.
Pandy emphasized that the project is not a revenue source for the city and that no decision was required at the July 21 session. "I wanted to give you a heads up of my intent or proposal just because it kinda this isn't a moneymaker for anybody," Pandy said.
Councilors asked questions and raised no objections at the work session; staff said they would bring pricing and a recommendation to a future meeting. No formal motion or vote was taken.
