Waukesha board awards street and building contracts, recommends city accept school parking lot for stormwater pond

The Waukesha City Board of Public Works on Feb. 6 approved multiple construction contracts and voted to recommend the transfer of a 1.926-acre school-district parking lot for use as a stormwater detention pond.

The board voted to accept the low bid from Leilawn Contractors for the Silvernail Road Utility and Street Improvement Project, recommended the low bidder Hennis Services for HVAC work at Badger Drive, and approved a single responsive bid from Corcoran Glass LLC for door and window replacement at a Park & Rec building. It also recommended the city accept a land transfer (Tax Key 13,139,901) from the School District of Waukesha at no cost to construct stormwater detention facilities intended to reduce flooding in Area 7.

Why it matters: the Silvernail Road and related utility work are major public-works projects with multi-million-dollar contracts intended to upgrade street and utility capacity. The land transfer is tied directly to neighborhood flood mitigation around Michigan, Green Meadow, Sherrill and Summit streets; board discussion contrasted public-safety gains with potential loss of event parking near Lowell Park.

Most significant actions

- Silvernail Road Utility and Street Improvement Project: The board recommended awarding the project to Leilawn Contractors. The staff presentation described the bids as "very competitive" and reported a low bid of $2,985,434.16. The motion to accept the low bid…