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Peru board approves wastewater plant change orders and $335,713 in contractor payments
Summary
The town approved change directives for a wastewater treatment plant upgrade (including a $4,553.15 contingency charge and a $16,569.49 credit) and accepted multiple contractor payment applications totaling $335,713.25; the Fuller Road Culvert final retainage of $13,732.15 was also released.
The Peru Town Board on July 9 approved several change directives for the wastewater treatment plant project and authorized payment applications covering multiple contractors.
Chair read a change directive for project number 5508 directing the general contractor to proceed with modifications at the solids‑handling building, citing schedule necessity and a contingency charge of $4,553.15. The board then approved a separate directed change that credited $16,569.49 back to the contingency allowance, a change described in the read materials as reducing the contract price.
In a related set of approvals, the board voted to accept several contractor payment applications for the wastewater plant: general contractor application #12 for $216,670.79; plumbing contractor John W. Danforth application #12 for $87,126.40; KL Clinic and Heating application #7 for $66,267.25; and Triangle Electric Systems for electrical work requesting $42,628.40. Clerk summarized that the application amounts approved that evening total $335,713.25 for the listed items.
The board also accepted completion documentation and authorized release of final retainage for the Fuller Road Culvert replacement project completed by Luck Brothers Incorporated, releasing $13,732.15 to close that contract.
Members asked procedural questions about the necessity findings and contingent pricing. Chair indicated some changes were approved to keep work on the critical path and that crediting an item reduced the overall contingency drawdown.
What’s next: contracted work continues on the wastewater project under the amended directives; staff will monitor contingency balances and return for further approvals as needed.
