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Council authorizes night work and additional construction management for SR 150 sewer replacement
Summary
The Chelan City Council approved an addendum of $148,594 for construction administration support and found that the public benefit of nighttime work for the SR 150 sewer main replacement outweighs short-term impacts, enabling 8 p.m.–7 a.m. operations intended to shorten the project and improve safety.
The Chelan City Council voted to allow most work on the SR 150 sewer main replacement to take place at night and to authorize a limited-scope construction administration addendum with Dura Group Inc.
Public Works Director Jake Youngren told the council the goal is to “complete pretty much the project in its entirety under night work conditions,” which would reduce daytime congestion and safety risks on the heavily traveled SR 150 corridor. Youngren estimated the roadway carries “about 8,000 cars a day” and said night operations will allow crews to close the corridor and work more quickly. He also confirmed the proposed night program would run roughly 8 p.m. to 7 a.m., Monday–Friday, and staff are targeting project completion in June.
On the construction-management side, Youngren described required specialty services for the project: archaeological monitoring (retained firm: Plateau) estimated at about $61,000 and material testing (concrete and compaction) around $26,000. Councilmember Tim Hollingsworth moved and Councilmember Sanders seconded a motion to authorize the mayor to finalize and execute Additional Services Addendum No. 3 with Dura Group Inc. for $148,594 to provide construction administration support. The motion passed.
Youngren said the city expects no additional cost to the contract price for the nighttime approach after negotiating with the contractor. He also emphasized that internalizing much of the construction‑management work has produced significant net savings on past projects and that this addendum represents a limited, focused use of outside technical resources.
Council members asked about outreach and mitigation for impacted property owners and businesses. Project staff said they had compiled a list of nearby property owners and would use emails, door hangers, direct communications with affected businesses, and project-page exhibits to show rolling closures and expected dates. Youngren said most immediately abutting owners had already discussed temporary construction easements and were aware that night work had been in the original schedule for portions of the job.
The council’s finding under the city noise code permits the city to exempt public-works projects when “the public benefit of nighttime construction outweighs the short-term impacts of such construction.” By approving the motion, councilors signed off on that determination for the SR 150 sewer main replacement project. The council also authorized contract execution of the Dura Group addendum so the city can begin construction administration support immediately.
Next steps: the SR 150 project is scheduled to begin the week of March 29 with weekly project-page updates and direct notifications to nearby property owners; the council will receive continued project reporting as construction proceeds.
