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Council approves drainage, construction and services contracts funded by stormwater and TIF
Summary
Council awarded the 18th Street Southeast drainage repair contract to Holstein Excavating LLC for $137,012, approved a $15,850 services agreement with CEC for construction administration, and approved awarding the Southwest Commercial (Crossroads Commons) project to Steve Harris Construction; the commercial project is to be reimbursed through urban renewal/TIF.
The council approved multiple smaller public-works contracts and related services agreements. For the 18th Street Southeast Drainage Repair Project (six bids opened Nov. 6, 2025), administration and the city engineer recommended awarding the contract to Holstein Excavating LLC; the council approved the award with the amount read in the record as $137,012. Staff said the project is intended to alleviate water backing up onto 18th Street and that the cost will be funded from the Storm Water Fund.
The council also approved a $15,850 services agreement with Civil Engineers and Constructors LLC (CEC) to provide construction administration services for the 18th Street project, to be paid from the Storm Water Fund.
On a separate agenda item the council considered 14 bids for the Southwest Commercial Development project (Crossroads Commons). Administration and ISG recommended awarding the base bid and Alternate A to Steve Harris Construction. The project will be reimbursed through urban renewal/TIF; council members discussed timing, likely uses including fuel and lodging, and the urban renewal boundary that will provide reimbursement. The council moved and voted to adopt the resolution awarding the contract (resolution number read in the record as 2557). The transcript records bid numbers and totals but several numeric strings are formatted inconsistently in the meeting record; the engineer said the project is expected to be completed before year-end and that the urban renewal coverage allows the city to certify debt within the existing renewal area if needed.
What happens next: staff will finalize contract documents and schedule construction; for Crossroads Commons the city will continue discussions about urban renewal coverage and project phasing.
