Lawrence Utility Service Board approves Fort Harrison contract reduction, GIS and inspection agreements

At its July meeting, the Lawrence Utility Service Board approved a $146,457.17 reduction to the Fort Harrison collection system Phase 3 contract with SLB Pipe Solutions, accepted the project's certificate of final completion and approved a set of inspection and GIS service agreements that the utility said support ongoing mapping and construction observation.

Utility superintendent said, "This change order is to reduce the price of the project contract by $146,457.17," lowering the original contract price of $1,697,675 to a final amount of $1,551,217.83. The superintendent told the board that all punchlist items have been addressed and noted the contract includes a one-year warranty period.

The board voted to approve the certificate of final completion for the Fort Harrison Phase 3 project submitted by SLB Pipe Solutions, after which the chair called for the approval by voice vote and the motion passed.

The utility also requested and received approval of two inspection agreements with Arbor Homes for Silverstream Section 5: a waterline general construction observation agreement with an estimated charge of $70.75 per hour and an estimated project total of about $3,000, and a sanitary sewer general construction observation agreement at $75 per hour with a similar estimated total. The board voted to approve both agreements.

Members approved a professional services agreement with CloudPoint Geospatial Inc. for managed GIS services described as part of the city's ArcGIS enterprise administration with Azure cloud. The superintendent presented the agreement as split between the water utility ($9,266.67) and the sewer utility ($9,266.66).

On account adjustments, the superintendent said property owners requested a sanitary sewer adjustment of $7,753.68 for 4605 Woodcroft Avenue after theft of copper piping in a crawl space made the leak go unnoticed; the board moved to put that adjustment on hold so staff can check whether the claim is covered by the owner's insurance. The board approved a separate sanitary sewer adjustment of $353.05 for 11074 Sunny Bay Lane for a service-line leak.

There were no citizen comments, and the board adjourned after routine motions.

Votes at a glance

- Approve minutes of 06/23/2026 — approved (mover/second not specified in transcript; voice vote). (See meeting record.) - Approve amendment to minutes of 05/26/2026 — approved (mover/second not specified; voice vote). - Approve payment of claims — approved (mover/second not specified; voice vote). - Approve change order No. 3 for Fort Harrison Phase 3 (reduce contract by $146,457.17 to $1,551,217.83) — approved (mover/second not specified; voice vote). - Approve certificate of final completion from SLB Pipe Solutions for Fort Harrison Phase 3 — approved (mover/second not specified; voice vote). - Approve professional services agreement with CloudPoint Geospatial Inc. (managed GIS) — approved (water $9,266.67; sewer $9,266.66; mover/second not specified; voice vote). - Approve waterline general construction observation agreement for Silverstream Section 5 (Arbor Homes) — approved (mover/second not specified; voice vote). - Approve sanitary sewer general construction observation agreement for Silverstream Section 5 (Arbor Homes) — approved (mover/second not specified; voice vote). - Put account-adjustment request for 4605 Woodcroft Avenue ($7,753.68) on hold pending staff inquiry into insurance coverage — motion adopted (mover/second not specified; voice vote). - Approve sanitary sewer adjustment for 11074 Sunny Bay Lane ($353.05) — approved (mover/second not specified; voice vote).

Next steps and context

Staff were directed to follow up on the Woodcroft Avenue adjustment and check insurance coverage; the superintendent said he would report back. The meeting record shows no citizen comments and no contested votes recorded in the transcript.