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Board holds $43,900 RD Zeulli invoice, seeks written specs as spillway work nears completion
Summary
The Collings Lakes Civic Association voted to hold a $43,900.58 invoice from RD Zeulli pending clarification of line items and written manufacturer guidance as dam and spillway work nears completion; committee members said most concrete work and ACB placement should finish in about 7–10 days.
President Steve Slimm called the Jan. 6 meeting of the Collings Lakes Civic Association to order and the board spent much of the session reviewing progress on dam and spillway repairs and a questioned contractor invoice.
The board voted to hold an RD Zeulli invoice dated Jan. 2, 2025, for $43,900.58 after Treasurer Beth Anderson said the bill itemizes $1,700 for temporary access, $5,700 for site improvements and earthwork, $30,000 for spillway repairs and modifications, and $6,500 for restoration. Beth Anderson moved the action, and Secretary David Blair seconded it; the motion carried.
The Dams Committee reported crews have driven steel plates at the diversion pipes and completed fence work, a trash gate and railings. Donovan Saunders said initial equipment failed and was replaced, and crews encountered a second machine failure while driving plates; he reported the contractor replaced the part and expected no further issues. Committee members said the ACB (articulating concrete block) mats that make up the secondary spillway remain to be fully placed and that about six to ten blocks still require rotation so their projecting nubs face the lake.
Steve Slimm said he does not want to authorize the disputed invoice until the board receives a clearer explanation of the extra work and that he will speak with "Chris from Zeulli" or the on-site foreman to clarify the scope. Board members said RD Zeulli had provided verbal placement guidance from the block manufacturer but that the association needs a written recommendation. Treasurer Beth Anderson said Beth Ann Grasso recommended holding the invoice until the association has written specifications.
Committee members estimated the remaining concrete work and final placement of ACBs will take about seven to ten days, after which the dam should be functionally complete except for turning any blocks that manufacturers indicate need rotation. The board also discussed trash accumulating at the trash gate and noted that once the sluice (sleuth) gate is closed, water will flow over the dam as designed.
The board did not authorize payment of the held invoice at the meeting; President Slimm said the association will seek written manufacturer guidance and clarification from the contractor before releasing funds.
