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Wausau Board of Public Works approves multiple contracts, pay estimates and a downtown mall change order
Summary
At its July 15 meeting, the Wausau Board of Public Works approved routine minutes, several contractor pay estimates, a contractor bid for a drain replacement project, and a change order for the downtown mall redevelopment phase 2.
The Wausau Board of Public Works on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 approved minutes and a series of contracting actions including a contractor bid award, multiple pay estimates and one change order tied to the downtown mall redevelopment project.
The board approved the minutes of its July 8 meeting and then moved through agenda items that included a bid award recommendation for a drainage project, pay estimates for sidewalk and stormwater work, and a change order and pay estimate for the downtown mall redevelopment.
Board member (presiding) moved to approve the July 8 minutes; another board member seconded and the board voted in favor.
On Item 2, the board recommended awarding the 25 Metro Bridal drain replacement project to Pembroke Companies based on the June 10 bid of $96,040. A board member moved approval, a colleague seconded, and the motion passed with affirmations recorded on the floor.
On Item 3, a staff member reported that pay estimate number 2 for the 2025 sidewalk repair project with ASD Ellenbecker Incorporated totals $78,374.29 and recommended approval; the board approved the payment estimate after a motion and second.
On Item 4, the board approved pay estimate number 1 for the Abel Stormwater Lift Station Rehabilitation contract with Earth Incorporated in the amount of $282,066.68. The construction management firm Strand and its representative Andy Constant were noted as having reviewed the work and recommended approval.
On Item 5, the board considered change order number 5 for the 2025 Downtown Mall redevelopment phase 2 with Pembroke Companies. Staff described the work as primarily electrical with some concrete, including replacement of the cantonal/centenary lighting poles with heavier poles and larger bases, a $264 upcharge for higher-strength concrete, and a reduction in conduit sizing that produced savings. The speaker reported a net change order total of $11,006.30 and recommended approval; the board approved the change order after a motion and second.
On Item 6, pay estimate number 4 for the downtown mall redevelopment phase 2 with Pembroke Companies was presented at $388,923.19, with approval recommended by Garrett Lusigny of CORE; the board approved that pay estimate after a motion and second.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn that passed.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes (July 8): motion moved by Board member (presiding), seconded by Board member; outcome: approved. - 25 Metro Bridal drain replacement (Pembroke Companies), bid $96,040: motion moved by Board member (presiding), seconded by Board member; outcome: approved. - 2025 sidewalk repair, pay estimate #2 (ASD Ellenbecker Incorporated), $78,374.29: motion moved by Board member (presiding), seconded by Board member; outcome: approved. - Abel Stormwater Lift Station Rehabilitation, pay estimate #1 (Earth Incorporated), $282,066.68: motion moved by Board member (presiding), seconded by Board member; outcome: approved. - Downtown Mall redevelopment phase 2, change order #5 (Pembroke Companies), net change order reported $11,006.30: motion moved by Board member (presiding), seconded by Board member; outcome: approved. - Downtown Mall redevelopment phase 2, pay estimate #4 (Pembroke Companies), $388,923.19: motion moved by Board member (presiding), seconded by Board member; outcome: approved.
All motions were introduced on the record and carried by voice vote; the transcript records affirmative responses but does not list a roll-call of individual board seats.
