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Parks director seeks $129,000 contingency to keep Butte Moore boat-landing project intact; commission approves
Summary
Winnebago County Parks Director Adam asked the Parks Commission to add $129,000 to contingency for the Viewmore/Butte Moore Boat Landing project so the county can include both a shelter and pier without losing bidder pricing; the commission voted to approve the request.
The Winnebago County Parks Commission voted to authorize an additional $129,000 in contingency funding for the Viewmore/Butte Moore Boat Landing project after hearing that the county’s low bidder’s prices will be held only for 60 days.
Adam, parks director, told commissioners the county received three qualified bids on Feb. 18 and that two were close to the available budget but would leave little or no contingency for in-water work. He recommended restoring $129,000 to increase contingency to about 8% so the county can include both the proposed West Shelter and the boat pier (alternate A3) rather than removing those items to meet a tight budget.
“So we are requesting $129,000 which will put us back up to 8% contingency, which we'd be comfortable with going into working in the water,” Adam said, explaining the risk of unexpected subsurface discoveries and cost increases if bids are accepted with too-small reserves.
Adam also told the commission that Northeast Asphalt was the low bidder and that select alternates — the West Shelter ($69,246) and pier ($28,240) in Northeast Asphalt’s bid — drove the difference between the low and higher bids. He said some bidders had adjusted dredging/dewatering alternates during bidding and that one bidder acknowledged a numerical error on an alternate that affected their totals.
Commissioners asked about dredging methods, whether barges were required, and whether density testing or proof-rolling would be included; staff said their engineers had conducted borings and a grid assessment and that the contractor proposed land-based clamshell dredging in places and crane work in larger areas.
The chair called for the question and the commission approved the contingency authorization by voice vote. The request will be forwarded to the county board as part of the project’s procurement and construction approvals. No mover/second for the motion was recorded in the meeting transcript and individual vote tallies were not specified.
