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Onalaska board approves engineering contracts, highway-safety agreement and utility work
Summary
At its Feb. 3 meeting the Onalaska Board of Public Works and Utilities unanimously awarded two engineering contracts to Strand Associates, accepted an HSIP agreement for a major intersection, approved a jack-and-bore water-main bid, authorized a well pump inspection contract, and approved routine pay estimates.
The Onalaska Board of Public Works and Utilities on Feb. 3 unanimously approved multiple contracts and agreements that the city says will advance stormwater, water-main and intersection safety projects over the next three years. The board met at 4:00 p.m. and adjourned at 4:25 p.m.
City public-works staff recommended and the board approved awarding Strand Associates the design contract for the Sand Lake Road/US 53 regional pond storm‑sewer project at a price of $260,000. Jared Holter, the city’s director of public works, said the work continues an 18‑month design and DNR hydraulics/flood study; design work is scheduled in 2026–27 with construction expected in 2027–28. Holter said staff ranked Strand highest in the competitive RFP scoring process and noted that Strand’s proposal included potential grant opportunities that could offset stormwater-quality improvements. “I think, with what they’ve proposed, we might be able to get some…
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