Casey council approves plans, awards contract for 2024 water main improvements

The Casey City Council on July 1 approved plans and awarded a contract for the 2024 Water Main Improvements project, adopting Resolution #2024-17 and Resolution #2024-18 after a brief public hearing and roll-call votes by councilmembers Rick Richter, Rick Blake, Leland Acker and Theresa Schiller. One councilmember, Wedemeyer, was recorded as absent.

Engineering firm Veenstra & Kimm established the plans and a bid letting was conducted according to those specifications. The minutes state potential bidders were given specifications that included two alternates and that any change in the work will require a formal change order to alter the scope of the project.

A public hearing on the plans was opened at 7:03 p.m.; no written or oral comments were received and the hearing was closed at 7:08 p.m. The council then moved to adopt the two resolutions: #2024-17 (plans, specifications, form of contract and estimate of cost) and #2024-18 (award of contract). Both motions passed on roll call with the four voting members recorded as voting in favor.

Council members who voted in favor were Councilmember Rick Richter, Councilmember Rick Blake, Councilmember Leland Acker and Councilmember Theresa Schiller. The minutes record that the firm’s specifications allow for two alternates in bids and that scope changes would require change orders; no bidder names, contract award amount, or contractor start dates were listed in the minutes.

The council’s action authorizes staff to move forward with the bidding/contracting process under the adopted plans; next procedural steps in the minutes were limited to the adoption and award actions. The public hearing record shows no public opposition or comments on the project at the meeting.