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City presentation: $3.01 million estimate for rehabilitation of two Wahpeton water towers
Summary
City presenter outlined proposed structural repairs, OSHA ladder updates, and full interior/exterior sandblasting and coating for Water Tower 1 and 2, and asked the council to approve plans and specs and authorize receipt of bids; SRF loan financing is being pursued.
Carlos, the presenter, told the Wahpeton City Council that an updated estimate from Interstate Engineering puts the Water Tower 1 and 2 rehabilitation at $3,010,507.50 in contingency-inclusive costs. He said the work on Tower 1 would include minor structural repairs, bringing ladders and openings into OSHA compliance, and sandblasting and repainting both the interior and exterior coatings. "The estimated costs with contingencies is, $3,010,507.50," Carlos said.
Carlos said the plan calls for repainting the bottom of Tower 1 up to the first seam in black to help prevent future mold, and for restoring the painted images on Tower 2 to match the existing image. He described proposed graphics for Tower 1 — an NDSCS Wildcats logo on one side and a local Huskies symbol on the other.
The presenter said staff plan to open bids the first week in March with construction to begin in spring, and that only one tower would be taken out of service at a time. He specified operational limits in the project specifications: Water Tower 1 shall be out of service no longer than 12 weeks and Water Tower 2 no longer than 10 weeks. Carlos also said the city is applying for State Revolving Fund (SRF) loan money to finance the work.
Carlos asked the council for a motion to approve the facility plan, accept the plans and specifications, and authorize receipt of bids. The transcript records the request and a motion by the presenter but does not record a subsequent roll-call or voice vote on that specific motion in the excerpt provided.
If approved, the procurement schedule would move to public bidding (bid opening first week in March), with construction staged so that only one tower is offline at a time. The SRF loan application and final contract amounts will be required to confirm the funding plan before construction begins.
