Marshall council approves High Street reconstruction, wastewater planning and $6.6M bond sale

Marshall City Council on Monday approved a package of infrastructure and financing measures, including a complete reconstruction of High Street from 4th to Oak, lining work at the wastewater collection and treatment system, acceptance of a wastewater facility planning proposal, and a resolution ratifying a general-obligation bond sale.

City Engineer Jason Anderson told the council the High Street project is a complete reconstruction — water, sanitary and storm sewer and alley work — and that four bids were opened March 17. Anderson said the low proposal from RNG Construction of Marshall, with a 5 percent contingency and a 16 percent engineering allowance, brought the project estimate "up to $1,118,000" (he also described the total as "just about $1,200,000"). Staff recommended two resolutions: one declaring the city's official intent to reimburse expenditures with tax-exempt bond proceeds and a second to accept the low bid and award the contract to RNG. Council moved and approved both resolutions; the mayor announced the motions passed (no roll-call tallies were read into the record).

On sanitary-system maintenance, Anderson presented two quotes from the city's wastewater vendor for Spectra Shield manhole lining. He said lining five collection-system manholes was quoted at $77,032.40 (the…