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Buhl council approves Change Order No. 6 and final payment to Casper Construction for citywide infrastructure project
Summary
The Buhl City Council approved a compensating Change Order No. 6 and the final contractor payment for City‑Wide Infrastructure Improvements Project No. 19‑599 after the city engineer recommended the work and the council resolved questions about four additional pay items; votes were 4–1 with Councilor Teska‑Erickson opposed.
The Buhl Special City Council on Aug. 19, 2025 approved a compensating Change Order No. 6 and the final contractor payment for the City‑Wide Infrastructure Improvements Project (No. 19‑599), following engineer recommendations and council discussion about several contested pay items.
Change Order No. 6, as presented by the city engineer, is shown in the minutes as <$56,349.34> and was characterized as a compensating change that adjusts final pay item quantities to match field installations. Councilors discussed four specific additional work items that together total $14,879.28: regrading Alley F on two separate dates ($8,118.28 and $3,985.00), topsoil restoration at Penn & Mine ($850.50), and replacement of concrete steps at the Lutheran Church ($1,925.50). The engineer advised that each of those items had been completed and recommended approval of the change order.
Councilor Towner moved to approve Change Order No. 6; Mayor James Matthews supported the motion. The change order passed on a 4–1 vote, with Councilor Teska‑Erickson recorded as the sole dissenting vote.
Separately, the council considered Contractor's Application for Payment No. 14 — FINAL to Casper Construction, Inc. for $64,879.28. The minutes note that the amount includes a $50,000 retainage and the same $14,879.28 of additional work items discussed earlier. The city engineer reported that the project punch list had been modified and deemed complete after removing items that were not project‑related. Councilor Towner moved to approve the final payment; Councilor Kealy supported the motion. The payment was approved by a 4–1 vote, with Councilor Teska‑Erickson voting nay.
The minutes record general discussion about the condition of Alley F, re‑design efforts to improve drainage, standards for restoring roads and alleys to original condition, sidewalk repair on Culver Avenue and landscape restoration at State Street and Mercer Avenue. Mayor Matthews noted there appeared to be no further negotiating room regarding the Lutheran Church steps repair and recommended the council accept the engineer's determination and move forward.
No ordinance, statute, or other legal citation was introduced in the minutes for these items. The minutes identify JPJ Engineering as the engineer who produced the change order and Casper Construction, Inc. as the prime contractor. The council’s votes and the amounts listed in the minutes are the record of approval; subsequent contract administration actions and payment releases will be subject to administrative processing and any applicable retainage rules.
The council adjourned at 6:26 p.m.
