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Council approves engineering amendment to combine 2026 pavement work, adds Vista Drive stormwater design
Summary
The council approved an $85,830 amendment to KLJ Engineering’s task orders to consolidate pavement design and add bidding/construction administration, and to fund stormwater drainage design for Vista Drive; staff said combining projects should save money but will not eliminate all flood risk for a low-lying house.
The City Council approved an $85,830 amendment to KLJ Engineering’s task orders to combine additional streets into the 2026 pavement project and to add bidding and construction administration services for the Chisholm–Primrose portion of the work.
Ryan, the KLJ consultant who described the amendment, said the firm initially proposed $51,470 for the bidding and construction-administration portion before revising that element to $40,880 after staff identified overlapping work. He said staff calculated that combining the scopes could yield savings and speed delivery: “The additional cost for bidding and construction administration would probably be around 75,000,” Ryan said while explaining how combining the work could make the overall package more efficient.
City staff told the council the revised approach is intended to capture economies of scale at bid time and reduce the number of contractors on the street. Staff estimated the city could save about $35,000 by bringing the Chisholm–Primrose bidding and administration into the larger project rather than pursuing separate contracts.
The amendment also carries a stormwater component: KLJ is to deliver drainage design work for Vista Drive. A staff member cautioned that the planned work will reduce runoff but acknowledged limits: “This is not going to eliminate the possibility of that house on the end of Vista Drive flooding,” the staff member said, noting the property sits below the street and that design improvements can only reduce—rather than erase—the flood risk.
Council members asked technical questions about where drainage would be routed, pipe sizing and easements; staff said they will analyze slope, existing pipes and easements and report back. The council voted to approve the amendment, with members recorded as voting in favor.
Next steps: staff will finalize scope and move the package toward bidding; actual construction costs will be determined by the bid results.
