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Thorp approves $153,757 pay application and hears DNR grant eligibility for water and sewer projects
Summary
The Thorp City Council approved Pay Application #3 for the 2022 Street & Utility Project totaling $153,757.31 and received updates that wastewater and water-main work are eligible for DNR principal-forgiveness grants while bids for the Wastewater Treatment Plant project will open Jan. 17, 2023.
The City of Thorp City Council on Dec. 12 approved Resolution 2022-12-01 to accept Pay Application #3 from Haas Sons, Inc. for work on the 2022 Street & Utility Project on W. School and N. Church Street in the amount of $153,757.31. The motion was made by Alderperson Abramczak and seconded by Alderperson Lawcewicz; the vote was 5–0.
The council received project updates from its engineering consultant (SEH) about several infrastructure items. SEH noted the Wastewater Treatment Plant Project was advertised for bids on Dec. 7 and Dec. 14 and that the bid opening is scheduled for Jan. 17 at 10 a.m. SEH reported that Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District #7 work has been completed and suggested the city discuss possible developer incentives. The update also noted eligibility for principal-forgiveness grants through the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: up to $363,644 for water-main related costs under the Safe Drinking Water funding list and up to $198,456 for sanitary-sewer related costs under the Clean Water Fund list; documentation is being submitted for loan closing.
The pay application the council approved covers contractor progress on the street and utility project; the council treated the resolution as routine construction accounting and voted unanimously to approve payment. The SEH update and the pay application approval together indicate ongoing contractor activity on the city’s street and utility work and near-term procurement steps for the wastewater plant.
The council did not set new policy or award the wastewater construction contract at this meeting; the principal-forgiveness figures cited are grant-eligibility amounts reported by staff and the consultant, and the city is proceeding with required loan-closing documentation. The bid opening for the wastewater project is set for Jan. 17 at 10 a.m., and staff are continuing to coordinate developer-incentive discussions and DNR loan documentation.
