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Commission weighs $190K change order to replace final Huntington Road waterline
Summary
Commissioners discussed adding a final 500-foot Huntington Road waterline replacement to the current contract as a $190,000 change order (or up to $220,000 if rebid), decided to pursue an official change-order price from Munson, and will return for a formal vote after clarifying mobilization and financing details.
Commissioners reviewed estimates to replace the last 500 feet of older waterline on Huntington Road and tentatively supported pursuing a change order with the current contractor rather than a separate loan or future rebid.
Staff reported two scenarios: adding the replacement as a change order to the recently awarded contract with Munson, with an estimated incremental cost of about $190,000 if engineering and mobilization stay the same; or treating Huntington as a separate project with additional engineering and potential rebid, which staff estimated could reach about $220,000. The commission noted that the existing bond wording for the DWSRF loan (for Cochran, Tilden and Bridge) is specific and does not authorize adding Huntington to that loan authority.
Given the town’s projected unrestricted balance (staff projected roughly $200,000 year-end) and available distribution and capital reserves, staff recommended pursuing a Munson change order and returning to the commission for an official vote when the contractor’s formal change-order price and mobilization terms are clear. Commissioners voiced support for getting a firm price now while the contractor is on site to avoid remobilization and inflation-driven higher costs later.
Commissioner Aaron pressed three follow-ups: why Huntington was omitted from the original SRF scope (staff will follow up with the engineer), whether a mobilization fee should apply if Munson is already mobilized (staff to clarify in a written change-order quote), and whether spending reserves for Huntington would leave adequate funds for other water needs (staff said planned control-panel replacement and minor flood-proofing remain manageable). The commission reached consensus to ask staff and Tyler to obtain a formal change-order cost and return for a vote.
