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Wausau Board of Public Works approves three contractor payments, votes to enter closed session
Summary
At its May 6 meeting the Wausau Board of Public Works approved three contractor payments for street work, a parking-ramp coating project and a new pickleball court, and voted to go into closed session under Wisconsin Statutes §19.85(1)(d) and (g).
The Wausau Board of Public Works on Tuesday, May 6, approved three contractor payments totaling $214,276.86 and voted to enter closed session under Wisconsin Statutes §19.85(1)(d) and §19.85(1)(g) to consider prequalification statements for the 2025 street seal coating project and to deliberate claims.
The payments approved were: a $121,572.45 pay estimate No. 1 to Austin's Incorporated for the 25th Street construction work on Randolph and Cherry streets; a final payment of $53,734.57 to Advanced Coating Solutions for cleaning and coating the Jefferson parking ramp stairwell after a contractor walk-through and corrective work; and pay estimate No. 1 of $38,969.84 to SDL and Becker for construction of the Alexander Airport Park pickleball courts. A board member noted the contractor had corrected punch-list and deficiency items for the Jefferson parking-ramp work during a recent walk-through.
Why it matters: the payments cover local infrastructure projects that affect streets, a municipal parking facility and a new recreational court at Alexander Airport Park. The closed-session vote invokes Wisconsin's open-meetings exceptions for evaluating contractor prequalification materials and for discussing claims; the board gave no further public details before the session.
Meeting actions and procedure details: the transcript records motions and seconds for each approval. For the April 29 minutes, a board member identified in the transcript as "Board member 2" moved to approve and a board member identified as "Board member 1" seconded; the motion passed on a voice vote. For each of the three contractor payments, a motion to approve was made by Board member 1 and seconded by Board member 2; each passed on a voice vote. Board member 1 then moved that the board go into closed session under Wisconsin Statutes §19.85(1)(d) and §19.85(1)(g); Board member 2 seconded and the motion passed on a voice vote.
Votes at a glance: - Approval of minutes (April 29): motion moved by Board member 2; seconded by Board member 1; outcome: approved (voice votes recorded as "Aye"). - 25th Street construction (Randolph/Cherry) — Austin's Incorporated, Pay Estimate No. 1: $121,572.45; motion moved by Board member 1; seconded by Board member 2; outcome: approved (voice votes recorded as "Aye"). - Jefferson Parking Ramp stairwell cleaning and coating — Advanced Coating Solutions, final payment: $53,734.57; staff reported contractor completed punch-list items after a walk-through; motion moved by Board member 1; seconded by Board member 2; outcome: approved (voice votes recorded as "Aye"). - Alexander Airport Park pickleball courts — SDL and Becker, Pay Estimate No. 1: $38,969.84; motion moved by Board member 1; seconded by Board member 2; outcome: approved (voice votes recorded as "Aye"). - Motion to enter closed session under Wis. Stat. §19.85(1)(d) (to consider prequalification statements for the 2025 street seal coating project) and §19.85(1)(g) (to deliberate on claims): motion moved by Board member 1; seconded by Board member 2; outcome: approved (voice votes recorded as "Aye").
The public transcript ends at the vote to enter closed session; it does not include the closed-session discussion or any subsequent public actions.
