Caro council tentatively awards $8.74 million wastewater contract and authorizes bond notice

The Caro City Council on July 1 voted unanimously to tentatively award a construction contract for wastewater treatment improvements to E&L Construction Group of Flint for $8,735,510.89 and approved a related resolution authorizing notice of intent to issue revenue bonds to reimburse certain expenses.

Councilor Pamela Iseler moved to adopt Resolution 2024-13 to tentatively award the contract; Councilor Jill White seconded. The roll-call vote was recorded as Emily Campbell — yes; Pamela Iseler — yes; Charlotte Kish — yes; Doreen Oedy — yes; Jill White — yes; Mayor Karen Snider — yes. The council then approved Resolution 2024-14, authorizing issuance of a notice of intent to issue revenue bonds and to reimburse certain expenses, on a motion by Iseler seconded by Oedy; that measure also carried unanimously.

The two actions together establish the council's tentative contractor selection and authorize the city to take the procedural step of notifying the public and preparing for revenue bond financing. The contract award identifies E&L Construction Group as the apparent low bidder at $8,735,510.89; the council's action is recorded as a tentative award and is tied to the bond-notice resolution adopted the same night.

City records in the meeting packet list the award amount and the title of each resolution; the council's minutes show the measures passed on unanimous vote. The meeting record does not specify further financing terms, bond amounts, or a construction timeline, and no additional approvals were recorded during this meeting.

The council's formal votes conclude the agenda items recorded for wastewater improvements and the related bond-notice resolution; the minutes do not list subsequent procedural dates for final contract execution or bond sale.