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Wesley Chapel authorizes extra pond dredging funds as contractor nears bridge
Summary
With dredging 38% complete, council authorized staff to use remaining grant and contract contingency (adjusted after final engineering invoices) to pay for additional muck removal at Dogwood Park at the contracted per‑cubic‑yard rate, directing staff to stop when the additional budget is exhausted.
Councilors were updated June 8 on active dredging at Dogwood Park pond and voted to authorize additional removal funded by remaining grant dollars and the project contingency while the contractor is mobilized.
A parks representative told the council the contract’s minimum scope was 2,400 cubic yards at a bid of $173,004 (roughly $72.09 per cubic yard). “So far as of 4:00 p.m. today, we have moved 92 loads or approximately 900 cubic yards. So, we are 38% into mud removal,” the parks representative reported. Heavy rain briefly paused work but contractors resumed and progress was steady.
Given that change orders and final engineering invoices still needed to be tallied, staff estimated roughly $53,000 of grant‑eligible funds remained after accounting for the contract and projected engineering charges. Council directed the mayor and staff to confirm the final amount (subtracting any outstanding engineering invoices) and to authorize the contractor to remove additional cubic yards at the contracted per‑yard rate until that additional budget is exhausted. Councilors emphasized a conservative approach — staff should notify council if the total draw on grant and contingency risks exceeding the planned dam‑repair set‑aside.
Council said the main benefit of extending removal now is the low per‑cubic‑yard price and avoiding future remobilization costs; staff said the mobilized contractor was progressing quickly and that completing more removal while on site would likely be most cost‑efficient. Council moved and the motion passed unanimously, with staff instructed to report the finalized extra‑removal amount to council after reconciling Amy’s (engineering) invoices and the grant account balances.
Next steps: the mayor or finance staff will confirm the remaining grant funds after final invoices and direct the contractor in writing to proceed up to that budgeted amount, and parks staff will return to council with final removal totals and invoices for the project.
