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Council approves water‑main, pavement contracts and increases bridge match
Summary
Council awarded a $1.71 million contract for a Stevens Street water main replacement, approved $259,390.56 in pavement repairs, authorized an IGA with RUSSA for sewer work, and agreed to raise the city's match on a Deer Creek bridge replacement to $1.5 million to keep the project competitive for ODOT funding.
The Roseburg City Council on July 22 approved a package of infrastructure actions that included a water main replacement contract, pavement repairs, a sewer intergovernmental agreement and an increased city match on a state bridge project.
Public Works interim director Bryce Perkins described the Southeast Stevens Street water main replacement as a prioritized project from the 2012 water system master plan to replace aging 6‑inch cast‑iron pipe from the 1930s with a new 12‑inch main. Bids opened July 2; the low responsive bidder was Crater Enterprises at $1,708,905. The project also includes about 877 feet of sanitary sewer that RUSSA (Roseburg Urban Sanitary Authority) will fund and have included in the city contract under an intergovernmental agreement. Perkins said the contract contains a seasonal pause (Nov. 1–Mar. 3) that pushes final completion into 2025.
Council voted to award the water main contract; councilors also authorized the city manager to negotiate and execute an IGA with RUSSA so the sanitary sewer work is included and prepaid by RUSSA (initial estimate $270,397, to be adjusted for final quantities). “We don’t put in new infrastructure…to provide service to properties that don't have service. We put in new to replace, but that's it,” RUSSA general manager Jim Baird said, adding developers will typically fund on‑site collection lines and that the agency will manage capacity and system planning.
Council also approved the Southeast Douglas Avenue pavement repair project, awarding all three bid schedules (including six ADA curb ramps) to Guido Inc. for $259,390.56. Funding will be split between the transportation rehabilitation fund and the streetlight/sidewalk fund for the ADA ramps; the contract period is 60 days.
Separately, staff recommended increasing the city's match on the Deer Creek (Douglas Avenue) bridge replacement project to $1,504,810 to help secure ODOT Local Bridge Program funding amid statewide cost increases. Staff noted the urban renewal capital budget contains the funds. Council authorized the revised change order and execution of the intergovernmental agreement with ODOT.
The council’s approvals bundle several projects intended to coordinate underground utility work with pavement overlays (city staff highlighted the benefit of 'digging once' for efficiency) and to keep a state bridge project competitive despite rising estimates. Contractors are expected to begin work in August after notices to proceed are issued.
