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Reed City council approves $1.01 million in change orders for wastewater plant upgrades
Summary
At a special Oct. 2 meeting, the Reed City Council approved seven change-order items for Phase 2 of the wastewater treatment plant project, adding $1,006,735 in contract value across six paid items and one no-cost clarification; one council member recorded a lone no vote on a paving item.
Reed City Council on Oct. 2 approved seven change-order items tied to Phase 2 of the city’s Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) upgrades, adding $1,006,735 in contract value across six paid items and one no-cost clarification.
Mayor Roger Meinert convened the special meeting at 5:15 p.m. at Reed City Hall, where City Manager Rich Saladin, WWTP Supervisor Curt Brackenrich and consultant Josh Redner of Fishbeck reviewed Change Order No. 6 and answered council questions. Redner said the proposed changes would enhance the project and improve operations at the wastewater treatment plant.
The council voted on each item separately. Item #1 — valve vault elevation and force‑main clarifications — was approved at no cost. Item #2 approved adding UV inlet gates, up to $77,409. Item #3 approved replacing flow meters, up to $8,396. Item #4 approved Commerce Drive paving, up to $276,331; Council Member David Belden recorded the only vote against that item. Item #5 approved SBR aeration diffuser replacement, up to $166,194. Item #6 approved main pump station and collection‑system modifications, up to $79,606. Item #7 approved sequencing batch reactor (SBR) tank improvements, up to $398,799. For each paid item the council authorized the City Manager to sign the related documents.
Motions and recorded votes were as follows: Item #1 — motion by Council Member Brad Nixon, seconded by Council Member David Belden; carried unanimously. Item #2 — motion by Nixon, seconded by Council Member Nicole Woodside; carried unanimously. Item #3 — motion by Woodside, seconded by Belden; carried unanimously. Item #4 — motion by Nixon, seconded by Council Member Russ Nehmer; carried 5–1 with Belden voting no. Item #5 — motion by Woodside, seconded by Nehmer; carried unanimously. Item #6 — motion by Council Member Dan Burchett, seconded by Nehmer; carried unanimously. Item #7 — motion by Burchett, seconded by Belden; carried unanimously.
City Attorney David Porteous was present during the discussion. The meeting record notes that consultant Josh Redner, speaking by phone, described the items as operational improvements that would enhance the project; no Council member requested further study or a formal deferral. The special meeting concluded with Mayor Meinert adjourning at 6:10 p.m.
The council did not, during the recorded discussion, identify funding sources or specify whether the additional amounts change the overall project budget or schedule; those details were not specified in the meeting record.
