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Plevna council approves payments, extra engineering work for lagoon project
Summary
The Plevna Town Council approved payment of $40,182.11 to Arrow Restoration, a $25,000 construction-engineering contract to Brosz Engineering, and a $34,922.50 amendment to Brosz's design contract for the town's lagoon project, using ARPA funds. The motion passed 4-0.
Plevna — At its Dec. 30 meeting the Plevna Town Council approved a package of payments and contract adjustments for the town’s lagoon project, voting 4-0 to pay Arrow Restoration and increase Brosz Engineering’s compensation.
The council approved pay application #1 to Arrow Restoration for $40,182.11, a lump-sum $25,000 contract to Brosz Engineering for construction engineering oversight, and a $34,922.50 amendment to Brosz’s original design contract. The motion to approve those payments was moved by Councilwoman Promise Miller and seconded by Councilman Jason Oberlander; the motion carried Aye: 4, Nay: 0.
Brosz Engineering consultant Josh Stuchl told the council the original ARPA award for the lagoon project was $159,397; $53,592.86 has been spent on preliminary engineering and sewer line camera work, leaving an original-allocation balance of $105,804.14. Stuchl said Arrow Restoration had begun unloading equipment on site and expected construction to start the following week. He also said Brosz would provide construction oversight to ensure the correct materials and work practices are used.
Stuchl described additional work that increased Brosz’s bill beyond the original $20,500 design contract: facility planning, an operations-and-maintenance manual, three rounds of revisions and two deviation requests, producing an added charge of $34,922.50. He told the council that “Brosz Engineering is guaranteeing to keep the Town of Plevna's financial obligation the same as what it originally was at the start of the project.”
Council discussion noted an accounting clarification: some invoices previously submitted for ARPA reimbursement had already been reimbursed by a different grant, and Brosz advised $15,922 would need to be subtracted from a future ARPA reimbursement to correct overlap. The council did not modify the motion on the table and approved the payments as presented.
Next steps: Arrow Restoration is expected to continue mobilization and begin construction; Brosz will begin construction oversight work under the new lump-sum agreement.
