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Clyde Park water-main project delayed by mapping errors; council approves search for culvert replacement solution
Summary
Contractor and CSO reported incorrect maps, buried valves and a damaged arched culvert (51" x 30") requiring replacement estimated at $14,000–$15,000. Council moved to proceed with finding a solution for the culvert to keep the ARPA-funded Taft/Main project on schedule.
CSO Officer Will Buniger and contractor Josh Vusavics of 40/50 Development briefed the council on problems encountered during the ARPA-funded water-main replacement on Taft and Main.
The contractor is coordinating work around school bus routing while crews locate buried valves and lines that were not placed where the engineering drawings indicated. Buniger told the council that the engineering firm responsible for the drawings has declined to correct the mapping errors, meaning locating infrastructure is taking additional time.
Contractors reported the need to replace an arched culvert measured at approximately 51 inches wide and 30 inches tall; the removed culvert section had two holes and at least six inches of silt in the bottom. Buniger and the contractor estimated replacement cost at about $14,000–$15,000. Council member Brian Eckenrod asked whether using a double culvert could speed completion; the contractor said a double culvert could be a workable option and will continue working with CSO Buniger to find an expedient solution.
Council member Brian Eckenrod moved, and Council member Teresa Saari seconded, that the council "proceed with finding a solution to replacing the culvert on the Taft Project." The motion passed.
Mayor Sydney Wiley said a change order has not been issued because bypassing the culvert was not required and that funds remain in the project budget to cover work to date. The mayor and staff estimated the project could be complete within one to two weeks, contingent on resolving the culvert and locating valves.
