Public Works seeks approvals for water-system amendment, road contract and headwall repair

Cowlitz County public works briefed commissioners on multiple capital and easement items scheduled for consent or motion agendas, including a water‑system contract amendment, a road construction contract, a permanent easement and a headwall repair award.

County engineer Susan Eugenis said Amendment No. 7 to RH2 Engineering's professional services agreement for the Toutle Water System Improvement (the Shadow Mountain project) adds $96,000 to cover plan revisions required by a U.S. EPA grant and construction‑phase services. "This amendment is adding $96,000 to the total authorized amount," Eugenis said.

Eugenis also noted the contract execution and bond in lieu of retainage with Taffany for the Burma Road/Tudo Park Bypass was awarded two weeks earlier for $1,234,000 after an 11‑bidder procurement where the low responsive bidder came in about $35,000 below the engineer's estimate. She said a perpetual access easement request with property owners Raymond and Viola Clark will grant permanent access to pig station No. 1 for leachate transmission-line maintenance. Finally, Eugenis said a motion item will seek award to Western United Civil Group for the South Toutle Road headwall repair for $167,700 to shore up an aging structure that supports the road; the project will use local dollars while culvert replacement funding remains a longer-term grant pursuit.