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City details $19.6M sewer and street program and $1.75M remaining allocation under state grant
Summary
Public works staff briefed the commission on a suite of 2026 sewer, street and hydrant projects funded by a state sanitary sewer grant; about $15.82M is under contract, roughly $1.755M remains to be allocated and an asset‑management plan is due to the state by June 30.
City project staff presented a detailed update on 2026 construction work and the status of a state sanitary sewer grant during the commission meeting.
Jason Markwart, the project manager, outlined multiple active bid packages: Superior Street resurfacing (~$320,000), Jennings Avenue and East Empire sewer improvements (about $1.213 million), Territorial/Wakanda/Cherry/Water contract (about $2.265 million), and West Britain/West Empire (about $4.314 million). He said most contracts have specified detours and schedules timed to minimize major event conflicts.
Markwart said the larger grant package totals $19,577,200, of which $15,821,580 is currently under contract; about $1,755,000 remains unallocated. That remaining balance is constrained by the original project plan and state eligibility rules, so staff are consulting the grant administrator (Eagle) to determine allowable uses — for example, lift‑station pumps or control‑panel replacements that were not in the original scope.
On hydrants and other priority work, staff said 35 hydrants were targeted for replacement, 13 were completed in 2025, 22 were planned for the current year and 15 of those are finished with seven remaining. Typical project elements noted include sanitary and storm sewer replacement, full roadway reconstruction where required, ADA ramp updates and new curbs; completion targets for many projects were set before Labor Day.
Markwart also reviewed compliance requirements tied to the grant: the city must submit an updated sanitary sewer asset‑management plan (AMP) by June 30. The AMP must include a detailed system map (work about 90% complete), condition assessments from recent CCTV and cleaning, an inventory of fixed assets, staffing and maintenance plans, criticality/risk rankings and a replacement funding strategy.
Staff said they will present more findings at the June 10 public safety meeting and continue to work with the state to allocate the remaining grant funds within the original project plan.
