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Kincaid trustees table federal Safe Routes to School sidewalk project after engineers present $416,823 estimate
Summary
Chastain & Associates presented a revised Safe Routes to School (SRTS) sidewalk plan with an engineers estimate of $416,823; the state would cover $250,000, leaving the village responsible for roughly $166,000. Trustees voted to table the item for committee review.
Daniel Luka of Chastain & Associates told the Village of Kincaid board that the federally funded Safe Routes to School sidewalk project began with a 2021 design but has been reduced to meet budget and federal standards. He said the project totals about 22,079.9 square feet and that an original engineers estimate was $407,904 before reductions and observation costs were included.
"You have side observation budget of fifty thousand dollars for the thirty-five working days," Luka said, describing federal reporting and on‑site observation requirements that raise project costs and lengthen closeout. He explained the state will pay up to $250,000 of the award and the village would pay overage once that maximum is reached. After a 20% reduction to scope, Luka said the combined construction and observation estimate was $416,823, leaving the village responsible for about $166,000 after the $250,000 SRTS award.
Mayor Tony Pezze and trustees questioned how much the village had already spent on design; Luka said design billing totaled about $80,000 and redesigns pushed the total to roughly $97,000 to date. Trustees discussed whether to proceed now, hire local contractors without state funding, or hold the design for a future funding round; Luka noted an extended pause risks losing the current funding and may require refreshed environmental and historical studies.
Trustee Nelson moved to table the project to allow a committee to meet and review options; Jaeger seconded and the motion passed unanimously. The board did not adopt a funding commitment; next steps are committee review and return to the board for a vote.
