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Diversion Authority committee approves CH2M HILL task‑order increases, awards I‑29 repairs and farmstead mitigation bids
Summary
The finance committee approved increases to two CH2M HILL task orders (Task Order 5: $261,687.17; Task Order 6: $378,299.50), accepted a low bid of $606,443.85 from PCI Construction for I‑29 pavement repairs and recommended award of a $263,600 farmstead mitigation contract to Lyle Wilkins Inc.
The Diversion Authority Finance Committee on Jan. 21 approved a set of contracting actions that included consultant task‑order amendments, a pavement repair bid for I‑29 and a farmstead property mitigation award.
Chris Bockagard summarized four contracting items. Two were amendments to CH2M HILL consultant task orders for wrap‑up work in 2025: "Task order 5 in the amount of $261,687.17, and task order 6, an amount of $378,299.50," he said. Bockagard explained the increases reflected additional paperwork and repeated submittals required to keep P3 procurement efforts and program management moving.
Bockagard also reported on bid openings. For pavement repairs on I‑29, he said three bids were received and the low bid was from PCI Construction for $606,443.85, approximately $100,000 under the engineer's estimate. The work was identified after completion of the I‑29 grade raise in the southern embankment and will be managed through the Diversion Authority rather than via a separate core contract.
On property mitigation, Bockagard described a farmstead project (OAN 2016) that exceeded staff approval thresholds; five bids were received and the low bid of $263,600 from Lyle Wilkins Incorporated was recommended for award.
Commissioner Granberg pressed staff on whether warranty or insufficient soil testing could explain the pavement settlement. Bockagard said the settlement surfaced after the Corps' standard one‑year warranty period and that there was no evidence of a direct construction defect; he noted trapped water and freeze‑thaw cycles as possible contributors.
The committee moved, held a roll call and the chair announced the motion passed to approve contracting actions 7a–7d, including the CH2M HILL task‑order increases and the two low bids.
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