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City updates: sidewalk project takeover, pump station progress and MoDOT signal application
Summary
City staff reported a surety takeover process for the Commercial Street pedestrian project after the low bidder defaulted, progress on the 144th Street pump station, and a submitted MoDOT cost-share application for a signal at Richardson and 169.
City staff provided a detailed update on several infrastructure projects in Smithville, including a takeover of the Commercial Street pedestrian project, progress on the 144th Street pump station, and a MoDOT cost-share application for a signal at Richardson and 169.
Chuck Soules told the board the Commercial Street pedestrian improvement project — a six-foot sidewalk from Smithville High School to Meadow Street — had been awarded to Legacy Construction for about $898,000 but the contractor defaulted. He said the bonding company (West Bend) has engaged a manager to obtain bids to complete the job under the original unit prices and the board expects a surety "takeover agreement" to be presented soon. The replacement contractor proposed a 68-calendar-day schedule for completion.
Soules also reported that work on the 144th Street pump station has progressed rapidly, with recent pours and steel erection. He said the construction contract is approximately $4.9 million; documentation in the meeting referenced roughly $1,000,000 from a source described in the presentation as "the core," but the transcript and packet did not fully document other funding details.
Separately, Soules said a MoDOT cost-share application for a traffic signal at Richardson and 169 has been submitted; a decision is likely next spring and, if successful, design contracting will follow.
