Boone council approves change orders and payments for water and wastewater projects

City public works staff updated the council on a series of water and wastewater infrastructure items and requested approvals for change orders and pay applications. Director Whelan reported progress on the ground storage reservoir (weekly progress meetings, soil borings, and a need for piling in one area), Alluvial Well No. 30 DNR approval and ongoing environmental studies, and planning for a 1,000,000-gallon elevated storage tank and pump replacements.

Council then considered a small $3,600 change order to help future maintenance work at the wastewater treatment plant, a larger change order for the ground storage reservoir (a net change in labor hours and related work), and pay application number 2 for the ground storage reservoir. Motions to approve the change orders and the pay application were moved, seconded and approved by roll call.

Council also approved resolution 3508 to pay $220,397.35 to Absolute Group for work completed on the Hancock Drive expansion project; public works staff said underground infrastructure was nearly complete and pavement work would begin soon, with a pending traffic signal scheduled by July 7. Director emphasized the city's intent to keep the road closed until the traffic signal is installed to avoid premature reopening.

Why it matters: these approvals authorize contractor payments and contract adjustments that keep multi-million-dollar water and wastewater projects moving toward completion, ensuring compliance with testing and bonding requirements and affecting construction timelines and local traffic patterns.

The council recorded each vote by roll call and approved the requested change orders and payments; staff will proceed with contractor coordination and bonding verification.