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Council approves inspection contracts, several public-works bids and a 4-way stop conversion
Summary
Council approved a reciprocal inspection agreement with the City of Brookfield and a backup trades-inspection contract; approved low bids for several public-works projects; and voted 12–1 to convert a West Town intersection to a four-way stop after residents requested the change.
The Waukesha Common Council approved several operational and capital items Tuesday, including two inspection-services contracts, multiple public-works bids and a traffic-control change requested by neighborhood residents.
Inspection contracts: Jennifer (speaker 14) described a two-way reciprocal contract with the City of Brookfield to provide inspections when city staff are out and a backup agreement with a private vendor, North Shore Inspections LLC, whose higher hourly rate would be used sparingly. Council voted unanimously to approve the Brookfield contract, authorizing the city attorney to make final tweaks; the separate North Shore agreement passed 12–1.
Public-works bids: The Board of Public Works recommended four low bids, all approved by council: Thunder Road LLC (pavement crack filling, $236,500); Short Pour Delivery Services LLC (drop-off center used-oil improvements, $50,180); Willsurge Electric Inc. (generator transfer-switch work, $121,758); and Zenith Tech Inc. (West Sunset/South Prairie traffic-signal improvements, $368,001.07).
Traffic change: After constituent requests, a councilmember moved to convert the Westtown Avenue and Brad Street intersection to a four-way stop. Staff said the intersection did not meet MUTCD criteria for a four-way stop and recommended an alternate two-way configuration. Several councilmembers nonetheless supported the district alder’s request; the motion to install a four-way stop passed 12–1.
What happens next: City staff will finalize contracts and procurement steps, schedule the public-works projects for construction season, and implement the new stop-control configuration in the West Town neighborhood.
