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Committee reviews contract amendment for Great Wolf Lodge access road after Corps requests archeological survey
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Summary
Staff told the committee the Corps of Engineers has requested an additional archeological survey for the Great Wolf Lodge access road; the council discussed an amendment to the engineering contract to add that work and noted the cost is currently an 'unknown' that may require a future budget amendment.
The agenda review committee considered an amendment to the contract with the city's engineering consultant for design work related to the Great Wolf Lodge access road after the Corps of Engineers asked for an additional archeological survey.
Staff said the council previously approved a design services contract for the project and that some final design steps were intentionally held until the project neared readiness. "The corps of engineers...want us to do an additional archeological survey. So that's what this is for," a staff member said, explaining the amendment would add that survey work to the existing contract.
A council member asked whether the new work had been budgeted; staff described the request as an "unknown unknown" and said the city will attempt to cover the survey from existing appropriations but may bring a budget amendment later if needed. "You may see a budget amendment for this later, but we're looking to do this with existing appropriation," a staff member said.
The committee also received high‑level economic impact numbers for the larger Great Wolf Lodge project; staff and a presenter cautioned that the figures are estimates and not all costs shown represent city expenditures. No formal amendment vote was recorded during the agenda review meeting.
