Wagner’s City Council and the Wagner Public Works Authority met in separate special sessions Dec. 30 and approved final payments and contracts tied to two infrastructure projects: Maple Park water tower improvements and wastewater treatment plant headworks work.

A city staff member told the council the Maple Park tower has been repainted and passed final inspection. “It’s been been painted. It’s all done. Had the the final inspection,” the staff member said. The council approved pay application No. 1 (final) for $235,000 for the contractor listed in the agenda as McGuire/Maguire Iron Incorporated, to be paid from a Wagoner County ARPA grant, and also approved an $18,200 invoice from Infrastructure Solutions Group LLC for inspection and engineering services. Both items carried on unanimous roll calls.

Council and authority members then turned to wastewater work tied to a larger ARPA-supported project. The council accepted a materials bid for the wastewater treatment plant headworks improvements (WAG-23-03/WAG-23-02 materials) with a recommended award for $695,950 to the company listed in the record as Haines/Haynes Equipment Company LLC; staff said the headworks project is part of a $2,000,000 matching ARPA grant through OWRB. The council also accepted a low construction bid of $2,345,600 from Darius Contractors for the headworks construction. Both contract approvals were adopted unanimously.

Votes at a glance
• City Item 1 — Pay application No. 1 (final) for Maple Park Water Tower, $235,000 (approved unanimously).
• City Item 2 — Invoice WAG24-05-2 to Infrastructure Solutions Group LLC, $18,200 (approved unanimously).
• City Item 3 — Materials contract (line items 1,2,4) for wastewater headworks to Haines/Haynes Equipment Co. LLC, $695,950 (approved unanimously).
• City Item 4 — Construction contract for wastewater headworks to Darius Contractors, $2,345,600 (approved unanimously).
• Public Works Authority — approved the same four items in its separate special-called meeting (all approved unanimously).

The meetings were procedural and did not include extended debate on the merits of the contracts. Meeting materials provided to the council included bid tabs, notice of award documents and a project budget for the construction item. The city and the authority adjourned after completing the listed items.

The agenda referenced funding tied to Wagoner County ARPA awards and an OWRB-related matching grant; the record did not provide the full grant documents or project schedules during the meetings. The authority and council indicated further project details are in the project packet distributed to members.

The chair said details about a recently deceased council member’s service and viewing would be posted to the city’s Facebook page. Both meetings adjourned after routine business.