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Commission approves $37,930 change order for new operations center; construction photo update shows steady progress
Summary
The Waukesha Water Utility Commission approved a $37,930.22 change order to regrade a pond and add a loading-dock leveler for the new operations center, and staff reported steel framing, roof insulation and utility work are under way; staff said project contingency and allowances cover the cost.
The Waukesha Water Utility Commission on Jan. 15 unanimously approved a $37,930.22 change order to Myron Construction to regrade a retention pond and install a loading-dock leveler at the utility’s new operations center.
The change was required after city engineering asked that the pond be extended to increase stormwater capacity; staff also said the dock leveler — an adjustable ramp used so commercial trucks can safely load and unload — came in about $3,000 over the original $15,000 allowance. "So it's the it's basically a ramp that a semi can back into, and then the where they would back to, there's a ramp that flips open, and it adjusts up and down," an operations staff member said in explanation.
Staff told commissioners the project budget includes contingency and allowances that absorb the change order. Project accounting cited an approximately $80,000 credit related to switching from metal roof trusses to a rubber roof membrane and an allowance fund that staff estimated at roughly $160,000, leaving the overall schedule and budget "on track," according to the staff presentation.
During the meeting staff reviewed recent site photographs showing that the steel framing for the office portion is up, roof insulation is in place and crews are preparing to set precast floor panels for an upper mezzanine. Water service lines and hydrants have been installed and a pressure test on a section passed; staff said they will take a bacteriological (BACTE) sample on that stretch prior to placing it into service. Windows and some masonry block walls for interior support and locker/lunchroom areas are being installed. Staff said permanent electric service is not yet connected but a transformer is on site with temporary power in place.
Staff gave the commission a project timeline target of a late-October finish but warned that cold weather and high winds could delay the setting of precast panels and roofing activities. The chair noted that very cold conditions could push some work later in the year.
The change order motion passed unanimously. The commission did not identify additional follow-up actions; staff will continue to monitor weather impacts and report progress at future meetings.
Next steps: staff will proceed with the approved change order work, complete required sampling and continue scheduled inspections; the commission expects further updates as work continues.
