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Committee approves sewer‑testing, utility‑design and cemetery‑wall work tied to State Hwy 181 project
Summary
The committee approved $288,000 and $86,700 contracts for sewer dye testing and flow evaluation funded by MMSD, waived competitive bidding for a $205,040 water/sewer design contract with Kapoor, and amended Michael Baker’s design contract ($319,147.67) plus a $50,000 transfer for cemetery wall design.
The Financial Affairs Committee approved several engineering contracts on March 17 tied to the sanitary sewer program and the ongoing State Highway 181 reconstruction.
Engineering staff said the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District is funding two investigation projects: R.A. Smith for sanitary‑sewer dye testing ($288,000) and Baxter & Woodman for flow‑data evaluation ($86,700). Staff told the committee it received three proposals for each and recommended the top technical and lowest fee bidders; MMSD funding will cover the contracts and leave roughly $170,000 for staff reimbursement and contingency.
Separately, staff recommended waiving the competitive bid process to contract with Kapoor and Associates Inc. for water main and sanitary sewer design tied to the State Highway 181 Glenview/Wauwatosa reconstruction. Staff said Kapoor already is working on the larger project as a subconsultant and the municipality bears responsibility for local utility design on the state route; the contract amount was $205,040. Committee members confirmed the fee was below typical consultant percentages and approved the waiver and contract 7–0.
The committee also approved an amendment and supplemental contract with Michael Baker International totaling $319,147.67 to cover retaining wall and street design work associated with the same reconstruction, and authorized a $50,000 level‑3 transfer to advance cemetery retaining‑wall design into 2026 construction funding. Staff said the DOT confirmed the city is fully responsible for that cemetery wall replacement. The committee approved these recommendations 7–0.
