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Redmond council authorizes up to $900,000 for Wetlands Complex electrical work
Summary
The council authorized the city manager to approve up to $900,000 in Central Electric Cooperative invoices for power relocation, two transformers and site electrical work at the Redmond Wetlands Complex; project engineer Julie Thiessen said the line item remains under the $1,000,000 budgeted amount and completion is expected in late fall 2027.
The Redmond City Council voted to authorize the city manager to approve up to $900,000 in invoices from Central Electric Cooperative to relocate overhead power, install underground conduit and supply two transformers for the Redmond Wetlands Complex, Project Engineer Julie Thiessen told the council.
Thiessen outlined the site components — an interceptor pipeline, support facilities, five lagoons and public-education elements — and said construction is underway, with footings and pad work in progress. She told the council the project schedule remains unchanged from a May presentation and that completion is anticipated in late fall 2027. "So we are under budget for this line item," Thiessen said, noting the project budget had included $1,000,000 for the electrical effort.
Councilor Nielsen asked whether relocating the lines would cause outages and who would notify affected residents. Thiessen said Central Electric Cooperative will generally notify customers and that crews will start in a couple of weeks, with planned outages likely a week after initial work; she estimated an outage would typically last "an afternoon or a morning." Thiessen also described contingencies in the estimate, including contractor and transformer bills plus a 10% contingency on the main facility work.
Councilor Nielsen moved to authorize the city manager to approve invoices up to $900,000; Councilor Osborne seconded. Verbal 'Aye' votes were recorded in the transcript; the motion carried as recorded. The authorization covers the relocation on Houston Way, the site electrical work and the two transformers cited by Thiessen.
The council did not identify additional follow-up steps on the record beyond the authorization and Thiessen's commitment to coordinate with CEC on resident notifications.
