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Council signs off on trail, sewer and bridge study contracts; engineering updates given
Summary
Council accepted final pay for the Oxbow Lagoon Trail and a sewer repair project and authorized a feasibility study contract for the historic Jefferson Street Bridge (resolutions 1662026, 1682026, 1672026). Engineers described project scope, funding sources and the need for the bridge feasibility study before pursuing federal or state funding.
The Ottumwa City Council approved several public works items including final acceptance and payment for the Oxbow Lagoon Trail project, final payment for a Highway 149 sewer repair and authorization of a Jefferson Street Bridge feasibility study.
City Engineer Bergmeier reported the Oxbow Lagoon Trail project reconstructed 650 feet of 5-inch asphalt trail, widened to 10 feet and made ADA-compliant; a change order reduced the contract by $44,821.20 and the final payment due was $2,274.23, paid from a legacy grant. For the Highway 149 cross-country sanitary sewer repair, Bergmeier said the pipe replacement and required encasement work brought the total contract to $46,680 with a final amount due of $3,987; funding came from the sewer fund. "This project reconstructed 650 feet of asphalt trail...the total cost $75,807.60...funding is from a legacy grant," Bergmeier said.
On the Jefferson Street Bridge, the council authorized a feasibility study with Calhoun Burns & Associates to analyze alternatives, alignment constraints and funding pathways; the bridge is historic, close to Bridgeview Center, and work will proceed only after the study and when funding sources are identified. Bergmeier noted that the DOT's Highway 34 project limits major realignment and that a feasibility study is required before design or construction work or federal/state funds can be pursued. Council approved the related resolutions by roll call.
