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Farwell council approves Mill Pond contract amendments and additional services

Village Council of the Village of Farwell · July 21, 2025
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Summary

Councilors approved Change Order No. 4 (with an instruction to remove trash cans if possible), Amendment No. 01 for $39,625, certified substantial completion for project work, and authorized $29,500 in additional services for Fleis & Vandenbrink, each motion passing unanimously.

The Village of Farwell council on July 21 approved multiple contract and project-management actions for the Mill Pond project. Trustee Gina Hamilton moved to approve Change Order No. 4 with the understanding that trash cans be removed from the order if feasible; Trustee Amanda Pfruender seconded and the motion passed on a roll-call vote with all members voting yes.

The council also approved Amendment No. 01 for the Mill Pond project in the amount of $39,625 after a motion by Trustee Gina Hamilton and a second from Trustee Marvin Frayer; that motion was approved on a roll-call vote (all yeas). Council minutes record the engineer's recommendation to certify substantial completion for the work; Trustee Gina Hamilton moved to approve the Certification of Substantial Completion, Trustee Amanda Pfruender seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.

In addition, the council authorized $29,500 in Additional Construction Services from Fleis & Vandenbrink on a motion by Trustee Amanda Pfruender, seconded by Trustee Gina Hamilton; the motion carried on a roll-call vote (all yeas). President Tracey Jackson noted the Village had not yet received word from the DNR about Mill Pond electric work and said the Mill Pond pier is expected to arrive soon.

The actions were recorded in the minutes as unanimous roll-call votes; the minutes did not record any opposing views or conditions beyond the trash-can removal instruction attached to Change Order No. 4. The council did not record a deadline for final acceptance in the minutes.