Highland Village council approves consent agenda and awards $300,000 well-rehab contract

On Feb. 24 the Highland Village City Council unanimously approved the consent agenda and voted to award a budgeted contract for rehabilitation of the Highland Shores well.

Consent agenda: The council approved minutes from previous meetings and accepted budget reports (consent items 10–12) on a single motion that carried 7–0.

Well rehabilitation (Resolution 2026Dash3232): Staff member Mr. Christen presented technical details and the project budget. He said the well’s measured capacity had declined (briefing contains an internal typo but staff corrected it to approximately 0.87 million gallons per day at current performance) and that the city budgeted $300,000 for rehabilitation to restore designed capacity. Staff described the work as replacement of the drive shaft, portions of column pipe, the pump bowl assembly and related components; the buy-board cost was listed in the briefing and an additional unanticipated motor drive-shaft was required. City staff recommended awarding the work through the city’s cooperative purchasing agreement to a contractor listed in the staff memo; the contractor name is spelled variously in the briefing (Weisinger/Wiesinger in different places). A motion to approve resolution 2026Dash3232 passed 7–0.

Council clarified the scope (several impellers, column pipe, bearings and reinstallation/startup) and asked about lifespan, water contamination risk (staff said none), and cost contingencies (staff will reconcile final change orders at project closeout). The contract was described as budgeted and anticipated to be close to the estimated cost after a reconciliation change order.

The meeting proceeded to other business after the votes.