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Huxley council approves equipment and contracts, asks for cost estimate on water plant delay
Summary
Council approved a $16,750 mower purchase, engaged ISG for N. 2nd Avenue design, and approved a splash pad change order; engineers briefed council on Water Treatment Plant delays and the council requested an estimate of costs related to the delay.
The Huxley City Council approved several capital and contract items May 27 and asked staff to return with an estimate of costs tied to delays at the city’s Water Treatment Plant project.
On the consent and business agendas the council approved purchase of a John Deere mower for city mowing at $16,750 (motion by Echer; second by Rigler) and hired ISG to perform design work on the N. 2nd Avenue project under the Fiscal Year 2026 Capital Improvements Plan (motion by Roberts; second by Mulder). The council also approved Change Order #1 on the Splash Pad project (motion by Roberts; second by Echer). The minutes do not state the dollar amount of the splash pad change order; the council’s claims list includes a pay application for the splash pad (Caliber Concrete) in the amount of $69,837.56, but the change order amount itself is not specified in the minutes.
Veenstra & Kimm engineer Forrest Aldrich told council the Water Treatment Plant project was close to wrapping up and presented various scenarios for calculating liquidated damages if the city pursued them. Council instructed staff to prepare an estimate of actual costs associated with the project delay and return for further discussion.
The council’s actions move several projects forward while the water plant timing and any associated costs remain under review by staff and the engineer.
