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Council presses contractor SGS and engineering team for answers after multi-year delay on water system
Summary
Council and staff discussed long-standing problems commissioning the town—s water system: staff said contractor SGS claimed the system was deliverable in 2024 while town records show ongoing work and invoices; members urged inviting SGS/Brad Blaze and engineering firm Mead & Hunt to explain outstanding sensor replacements, a $70,000 final invoice, and options for manual operation or using retainage to complete repairs.
Staff and council extensively discussed the stalled water project and a dispute with the contractor SGS and the engineering firm Mead & Hunt. Staff said SGS asserted the product was ready to commission in 2024, while the town has records and correspondence showing continued work into 2024 and follow-up through 2025; staff described repeated unanswered emails and a slow parts supply chain. As staff put it, "that email went unanswered," and they recommended asking project representatives to come to a council meeting to explain the status and remaining work.
Council members and staff weighed options including (1) requiring SGS or their representative to appear and explain delays, (2) using contingency or retainage funds to complete necessary repairs, and (3) training local operators to use a manual override if commissioning delays continue. Staff noted the town still needs to reconcile final invoices and close out grant paperwork; they identified a $70,000 final invoice owed to SGS as the last invoice to settle for the grant closeout. No formal contractual action was taken at the workshop; council asked staff to schedule a status presentation with the contractor and engineer at an upcoming meeting.
