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Council approves audit, paving-assessment and construction change orders; removes Coliseum water tower from system
Summary
The council authorized a five-year audit contract, approved an AI-enabled paving assessment under a KDOT grant, authorized removal of the Coliseum water tower to enable repairs at the 80 Fifth Street tower, and approved a nearly $50,000 change order to remove unsuitable soils at the aquatics facility site.
Park City Council on Oct. 14 approved multiple contracts and a construction change order that together advance planned audits, pavement assessment work and capital projects.
Audit services: Council approved a five-year engagement with Gordon CPA LLC for audits covering years ending Dec. 31, 2025 through Dec. 31, 2029. Staff told council the committee recommended Gordon CPA LLC after reviewing seven proposals and checking references. The five-year total for regular audit services was cited as $102,925; a single-audit fee for any major federal program would be $21,250 if applicable.
Paving assessment using AI (PEC): The council approved a contract with Professional Engineering Consultants (PEC) for an AI-based transportation network evaluation and inventory that will generate a 1-to-10 pavement rating, sign inventory and sidewalk inventory. The contract amount is $60,900; staff said 75% of that amount will be reimbursed by the Kansas Department of Transportation under an innovative technology grant. Staff added the work is likely to be ready to inform the city’s 2027 paving prioritization but may be late for 2026 scheduling.
Coliseum water tower abandonment: Utilities staff recommended removing the Coliseum Water Tower from the distribution system to improve filling of the taller 80 Fifth Street tower and to allow future repainting and repairs. The council authorized a contract with McPherson Backhoe Inc. for abandonment work not to exceed $17,700 paid from the utility fund. Staff explained that because the Coliseum tower is lower, it fills and overflows before the 80 Fifth Street tower can be fully filled; removal should improve system performance and pressure when the other tower is offline for work.
Aquatics facility change order: Design-time uncertainty about subsurface conditions required a unit-price allowance for unsuitable soils. Staff reported that approximately 525 cubic yards of clay soils needed removal to a distance of 2 feet beyond the building footings and authorization to import and compact 18 inches of suitable construction fill. Change Order No. 1 to Don Linger & Sons Construction was approved in the amount of $49,875 to cover that work; the cost is paid from the capital projects fund.
Why it matters: These votes commit city funds and staff time to capital repairs and data-driven pavement planning; the audit contract establishes an auditor for financial oversight, and the aquatics change order and tower work enable key facility projects to move forward.
Attribution: Staff presenters described the engineering and procurement review; council approved each item by recorded vote (all 5-0).
Implementation notes: Staff said some contractor sequencing depends on third-party utility work (gas-company disconnections) and on grant reimbursement processing with KDOT for the PEC contract.
