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Engineers say bridge project drew no bids; commission ratifies McHenry County flood EAP and awaits lift-station reimbursements
Summary
Ackerman-Estvold told the commission contractors were booked for 2025, resulting in no bids on the bridge project; the commission ratified the president's signing of the McHenry County flood-specific emergency action plan and engineers said reimbursements for the master lift station project are expected soon.
Engineers reported two infrastructure items Jan. 21 that affect Velva's near-term capital work: the bridge project received no bids for 2025 and reimbursements for the master lift station project are expected soon.
Emma Lavachek of Ackerman-Estvold said contractors are largely booked for 2025, which resulted in no bids for the city's bridge solicitation; she warned that channel work will need attention in the near term. Lavachek also said that Kevin Pluth visited last week to get President Mike Schreiner's signature on the McHenry County flood-specific emergency action plan and identified the document as requiring ratification; Commissioners Ben Zietz and Gene Jenson moved to ratify the signing and the vote was unanimous.
Lavachek added that reimbursements for the master lift station project should be coming in soon but did not provide a detailed schedule or amounts. The commission recorded the ratification of the emergency action plan and the expectation of incoming reimbursements; no formal motion or schedule for re-bidding the bridge project was recorded in the minutes.
Why it matters: Without bids the bridge project will likely be delayed until contractors become available or until the city rebids with modified scope or schedule. Reimbursements for the lift station affect the utility fund cash flow and may impact project closeout.
