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Commission approves change order for Cell 5 landfill project to add redundancy, larger pumps and extra topsoil work
Summary
Brown County commissioners approved Change Order No. 1 for the Cell 5 landfill project, adding topsoil stripping/replacement, a switch to larger pump casings for flexibility, a directional bore to protect the access road, and new evaporation pond capacity; the change order was approved by voice vote.
Brown County commissioners voted to approve Change Order No. 1 for the Midland Contracting Cell 5 landfill project after a detailed presentation from a Helms Engineering representative on construction and operational changes.
The presenter described several components of the change order, including additional topsoil stripping and replacement, enlargement of pump/sump infrastructure from an 18-inch to a 24-inch casing to allow more flexible pump choices, and a directional bore to expand culverting without cutting the access road. The engineering representative said the site currently has roughly "right around 1.6 million yards of soil" in stockpiles and that the new evaporation pond under construction is on the order of "six to seven million gallons".
Why it matters: Commissioners said the changes provide operational redundancy, reduce future disruption risk and take advantage of current budget flexibility to complete work while the contractor is on site. Staff said the larger pump casing will make it easier to change or service pumps without expensive excavation and that directional boring avoids tearing up an access road.
Commissioner Whis moved to approve the change order; Dinger seconded the motion, and the commission approved it by voice vote.
The presenter also described QA/QC steps for the new lined evaporation pond, saying the contractor has completed liner installation and is in a testing and quality-assurance phase; the county will submit test results to the state for approval before using the pond.
Commissioners were told that materials and operations are intended to minimize nuisance, noise and dust; staff also noted there are open positions for operations and urged local applicants to apply. The county will incorporate the change order costs into the project budget and continue oversight as the work proceeds.
