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Council hears public‑works update on roadway base repairs and Division Street reconstruction
Summary
Public‑works staff told council that a change order is needed because base‑patching exceeded the contract estimate during milling; the item requires DOT approval because federal funding is involved. Staff said Division Street work will complete reconstruction from Fifth to Locust and the project's total was cited at about $1.9 million, with the city covering half under a 280 agreement.
Council received a brief public‑works update early in the meeting explaining a pending change order and the status of Division Street reconstruction.
A public‑works representative said that when contractors mill the roadway surface crews check the underlying base and perform base patching as necessary. "We always have base patching basically a line item within the contract to take care of that," the staff member said, and added that the project exceeded the original base‑patching estimate so the change order covers the additional repairs. The speaker said federal funding is involved and the change order must be reviewed through Iowa DOT and federal processes before a final dollar value is presented to council.
Council members also asked about Division Street, and staff explained that the current item ties previously completed segments together so that, once finished, the corridor from Fifth to Locust will be fully reconstructed. Staff said the total project discussed was about $1.9 million and that the city's portion under the 280 agreement is 50% of that amount. No formal vote or motion was recorded in the transcript during this exchange; staff said they preferred to bring a final, DOT‑cleared dollar amount to council rather than return for a second approval.
