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Pentwater council unanimously awards water-system construction contracts and approves bond amendment
Summary
Council approved Resolution No. 2024-07-22 to award construction contracts for water-system improvements and approved an updated engineering contract with Fleis & Vandenbrink; it also approved an amendment to authorize issuance of the 2024B Capital Improvement Bond (Resolution No. 2024-07-23). All motions passed unanimously.
The Pentwater Village Council on July 15 unanimously approved Resolution No. 2024-07-22 to award construction contracts for water-system improvements and authorized an updated engineering contract with Fleis & Vandenbrink. The council also approved Resolution No. 2024-07-23, amending the authorization to issue the 2024B Capital Improvement Bond (limited tax general obligation), in a separate unanimous vote.
Council member Dave Bluhm made the motion to approve the construction-contract awards and the engineering contract; Jared Griffis supported the construction resolution, and the motions carried on roll call votes of 7-0. The bond-amendment resolution was moved by Don Palmer and supported by Phil Frame and likewise approved 7-0.
Meeting materials listing contract amounts and bid details were included in the packet; the minutes record approval but do not specify contract dollar amounts in the spoken transcript. Council discussion in the meeting focused on moving forward with planned water-system improvements and ensuring engineering oversight; no members voted against the measures.
Next steps indicated by the motions include executing the awarded construction contracts and finalizing the engineering agreement with Fleis & Vandenbrink, after which project scheduling and implementation will proceed according to contract terms.
The council did not rehear alternatives or adopt amendments to the awarded contracts at the meeting.
