Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Infrastructure Projects topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Thorp awards $2.81 million street and utility reconstruction contract, approves assessments and related contracts
Summary
The City of Thorp approved a $2,813,827.83 contract to Haas Sons for the 2026 Street & Utility Reconstruction project, passed a special-assessments resolution under Wis. Stat. §66.0703 and authorized a $246,600 amendment to SEH’s contract for design and construction services.
The City of Thorp on May 11 awarded the 2026 Street & Utility Reconstruction contract to Haas Sons, Inc. for $2,813,827.83 and approved related financing and design amendments.
SEH project manager David Walter presented two bids and recommended the low bid from Haas Sons. Council voted unanimously (M/M/S Enkers, Lawcewicz) to accept Haas Sons’ $2,813,827.83 proposal over a $3,401,615.40 bid from Stout Construction, LLC.
The council also adopted Resolution 2026-05-01 authorizing public improvements and levying special assessments for water and sanitary sewer work on portions of W. School Street, E. School Street, N. Thorp Street and N. Clark Street, citing Wis. Stat. §66.0703. Council set the assessment interest rate at one-half percent above the City’s borrowing rate (M/M/S Abramczak, Rosemeyer).
Council authorized a contract amendment with Short Elliott Hendrickson (SEH) totaling $246,600 to complete final design, permitting, submittal of the WisDOT LRIP grant application, additional survey work related to a parking lot on E. School Street and construction services for the project (M/M/S Lawcewicz, Enkers).
Clerk‑Treasurer Michele Pogodzinski and SEH staff noted that after street bid results some of the originally proposed borrowing may be reduced; Ehlers & Associates had earlier outlined borrowing capacity and options for council consideration. The city’s outstanding general obligation principal was reported at $2,998,000, with approximately $3.172 million remaining capacity after a proposed 2026A issue; a preliminary General Obligation borrowing estimate for this program had been around $2,205,000 before bid adjustments.
Council documents and motions recorded unanimous votes on the contract award, the SEH amendment and the special-assessment resolution. The city will finalize engineering details and proceed with construction planning; council indicated it will consider rate and borrowing resolutions as needed at the June meeting.
The action list from the meeting also included adoption of the 2026 Operating Budget for Fund 200 and approval of the water utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, both recorded earlier in the agenda. The project manager and city staff noted grant applications and final surveying as next steps for implementation.
