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Committee approves $118,785.90 change order for South Main Street sewer relay
Summary
The Joint Committee of the Whole approved Change Order #1 to repair the sanitary sewer and water main on South Main Street, adding $118,785.90 to the project after new surveying showed the utilities run at the same elevation; rebidding or postponement were discussed but rejected. Vote tally not specified in the transcript.
The Joint Committee of the Whole voted May 27 to approve Change Order #1 for the South Main Street sanitary sewer main relay, adding $118,785.90 to the project cost.
The city engineer told the committee that initial surveying suggested the sewer could be fixed without touching the water line, but follow-up surveying showed the sewer and water main run side by side at the same elevation. Because of that alignment, the contractor provided a quote to repair both utilities together; the change order reflects that additional work and cost. Committee members discussed three options: accept the contractor's change order, put the project out for rebids (which would delay the start until August), or postpone construction until next year.
Alderperson Gerbers moved to approve Change Order #1; Alderperson Hurkman seconded the motion, which the committee carried. The transcript records the motion passed but does not provide an individual vote tally.
The committee did not record further detail in the transcript about schedule adjustments or funding sources for the added cost; staff-level follow-up is implied in the discussion but not specified in the record.
