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Marysville council backs alley waterline, rebids CDBG work for Broadway Lofts
Summary
The Marysville council directed staff to install a north–south alley water line to serve the Broadway Lofts development and awarded initial contracts while state CDBG funding limits force a partial rebid of the project.
The Marysville City Council voted to direct staff to install a north–south water main in the gravel alley to service the Broadway Lofts redevelopment and to award initial contracts for construction work while the project’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) scope is revised.
City Administrator Josh told the council the development team and staff considered three water-supply options for the required 4‑inch fire suppression line: trenching or boring across Broadway, extending a main on 9th Street to create a system loop, or adding a main in the north–south gravel alley. Josh said each approach has trade-offs in cost and traffic disruption; he described preliminary contractor estimates that put boring costs “at least $40ish,000” and warned full-block work could “easily” rise toward the $80,000–$100,000 range without a revised scope.
Tyler, the project applicant, said the alley option would minimize disruption and cost. “If it comes up the alley, you can trench up the alley rather than bore,” Tyler told the council, adding that tapping the alley would more likely save on cost and allow future connections for nearby buildings, including museum and restaurant parcels.
Councilmembers voted to proceed with the north–south alley option and to direct staff to discuss the preferred approach with Frontier Development Group, the developer, and contractors. Separately, the council moved to award initial site-related contracts to Larson Construction and Dr. Plumbing so work that fits within the current CDBG scope can proceed while staff and the state amend the grant scope and rebid remaining elements.
The council and staff described the grant budget as constrained: the original CDBG commitment was $432,000 and the city has already spent about $87,000, so staff said they must rebid some items and shift responsibilities for roofs and facade work back to the private developer to stay within the approved grant figure.
Next steps include finalizing the waterline alignment and method, asking awarded contractors to reprice remaining work against the revised waterline plan, and returning to the council for approval of any additional awards and scope changes required to complete the CDBG-funded elements.
