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Newton City Council awards paving contracts, adopts $50,000 Powell Bill amendment
Summary
Newton City Council on Sept. 22 approved contracts allocating $421,740 for resurfacing selected streets, adopted a $50,000 budget amendment from Powell Bill fund balance to cover projected shortfalls, and authorized a 10% contingency that brings the estimated project total to $463,914.
Newton City Council on Sept. 22, 2020 approved split contracts totaling $421,740 to resurface six street segments and adopted a $50,000 budget amendment to draw on Powell Bill fund balance to cover the shortfall in projected paving revenue.
Public Works and Utilities Director Dusty Wentz told the council staff selected streets from the 2015 Asphalt and Sidewalk Condition assessment and recent visual inspections. The segments identified for work were E. Herman St.; Hamilton Dr. from Valley to Westside; Brentwood Cir. from Pinehurst to Brentwood Dr.; W. 6th St.; Chandy St.; and Cobble Stone Ct. Staff recommended splitting the work so Midstate Construction and J.T. Russell…
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