Council approves $850,576 pay application for wastewater treatment facility

The Algona City Council voted Monday to approve Pay Application No. 26 from Woodrow Construction for the city’s wastewater treatment facility project. City Administrator (speaker 3) told the council the invoice is "$850,576.34" for work and materials completed in June. The council approved the payment following a motion from Don and a second from Brad.

The administrator said the overall project is "about, like, well, 23,000,000 ish" and that work is proceeding on schedule toward a planned wrap-up this fall. He added that the project is currently on the demolition and reassembly side, with new systems coming online and staff preparing to switch office functions and final items in the screening room.

Why it matters: The wastewater project is a major capital undertaking with a multi‑million-dollar price tag and near-term construction milestones that affect service and budget planning.

Details: The pay application covers June work; the administrator signaled steady progress and estimated the project total at roughly $23 million to date. Council discussion was limited; the motion passed by voice vote and was recorded as "motion carried." No dissenting votes were recorded in the transcript.

Next steps: The administrator said the project should wrap up this fall. No additional approvals were taken at the meeting related to contract amendments or scope changes for the wastewater project.

Ending: With the payment approved, staff will continue oversight of the remaining construction tasks and bring further contract items or change orders back to the council as needed.