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Wausau Board of Public Works approves routine contracts, pay estimates and schedules closed session
Summary
The Wausau Board of Public Works approved a series of routine pay estimates and a contract change order for wastewater and downtown utility work, approved payment for lead service line replacement and outreach grant funds, authorized a Portland cement license contingent on attorney review, and voted to enter closed session to review pre‑qualification statements for a 2026 street seal coating project.
The Wausau Board of Public Works on May 19 approved a set of routine payments and a contractor change order and voted to move into closed session to review pre‑qualification statements for the 2026 street seal coating project.
A staff member told the board that JF Ahern’s change order No. 2 for wastewater treatment facility screening improvements totals $38,775 and that the city’s engineering consultant and staff recommended approval; the board voted to approve the change order. The board also approved JF Ahern’s pay estimate No. 14 for $200,287.75 for work on the wastewater screening project.
The board approved pay estimate No. 1 from Haw Suns Incorporated for the 2026 downtown utility project — work on Grant Street and around 731 First Street — in the amount of $388,330.18, following a recommendation from inspector Kurt Dbor. Members approved pay estimate No. 3 from Masonry Restoration Incorporated for ongoing exterior and interior repairs to the Jefferson parking ramp, totaling $80,429.86; the consultant Walker recommended that payment.
The board approved payment to Community Infrastructure Partners for lead service line replacement work (pay estimate No. 27) in the amount of $577,587.67. Staff said part of that request covers construction and part non‑construction costs, that construction is ongoing, and that the city expects to be reimbursed once loans close with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), anticipated in June. The board also approved a separate outreach grant payment of $34,227.98 tied to the same project.
The board approved a Portland cement concrete license application from Revi Design LLC contingent on review and approval by the city attorney; paperwork will be routed for signature once the attorney has reviewed it.
Finally, a board member moved and the board voted to enter closed session to "consider and deliberate on pre‑qualification statements for the 2026 street seal coating project" under Wisconsin law governing closed sessions. The transcript records the motion and a second; the record does not name the individual mover or seconder.
All routine approvals in the meeting were taken by voice vote. The board did not provide detailed roll‑call vote records in the transcript. The board adjourned the open portion of the meeting and proceeded toward the scheduled closed session.
