Plymouth BPWS updated on projects
The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety (BPWS) was recently updated on projects and approved several requests.
Utility Superintendent
Donnie Davidson updated the board on a couple projects. The first one was from Haskins Underground and had to do with the Centennial Crossing Lift Station.
There are three items in the project that Davidson wanted to touch on. He sought approval for substantial completion on Jan. 19. The second item is for a change order.
“After the unit quantities were calculated, the project actually came in $2,040 less than the contract price,” said Davidson. Also part of the change order was a request for a time extension. “The project was to be completed Oct. 18, 2020, but due to equipment delays, COVID, for the contractor and for the City of Plymouth and also startup during the bad weather and with there being no need for the lift station at this point, we agreed to, and they agreed also, move the startup time back to Jan. 19.”
Davidson said that the last item for the project is the final completion request and release of retainage for $11,760.51. He wanted the board to keep in mind that from the substantial completion date the city still has a one-year warranty on
any items that may arise once the lift station begins to be used on a daily basis.
The board approved the lift station project requests.
The next project that Davidson talked on was the Digester Renovation Project at the Wastewater Treatment Facility. The project was contracted to Kokosing Industrial. Davidson informed the board that the contractor has requested to have partial retainage released on the project in the sum of $19,951.21.
“That still allows $2,743.67 to remain in house,” Davidson said. He added that this is being asked because there has been some issues with COVID and startup on the City’s part. “The contractor has agreed to delay the startup until April when the weather is a little more conducive to completing the connections to our electrical on top of the digester and also getting the manufacturer’s rep up to do the actual startup.”
The board approved the release of $19,951.21 to the contractor.
According to Davidson, the digester project is just about finished with a completion date at the end of April He also said that it looks like the project will come in below budget.
“It does appear that we’re going to come in considerably under budget at this point,” he said.
City Engineer Rick Gaul presented UT-21004 Comcast Randolph (Centennial Crossing), a request to work in the right-of-way. The request is along Randolph Street for Centennial Crossing. It will run from Baker Street to the east side of Randolph Street and will stop on the north side of Plymouth-goshen Trail. Gaul relayed the following general requirements that the request would have to follow: 2-inch conduits in the right-of-way, two feet from the edge, lines two to three feet deep, permission from private property owners when applicable, and a financial guarantee for $5,000. The board approved the request.
City Attorney Sean Surrisi presented a resolution to the board. Resolution 2021-938, A Resolution of the Board of Public Works and Safety to Write-off Delinquent and Uncollectable Water, Wastewater, Garbage, and Stormwater Bills.
Jeanine Xaver, City Clerk-treasurer, stated that there was seven properties included in this resolution. “Overall, the collection rate for water, sewer, stormwater, and garbage bills for 2019 was 99.97%.”
The board approved the resolution. Mayor Mark Senter thanked the efforts of Street Superintendent Jim Marquardt and the Street Department in keeping the streets clear of snow during the last couple of weeks. “We truly appreciate all of their efforts,” the mayor said.
Xaver presented the claims to the board. She asked the board to consider the retroactive approval of claims totaling $116,029.02, utility bills totaling $3,883.94, payment for the purchase of 500 N. Michigan St. in the amount of $104,404.03, the claim docket the board received prior to the meeting, as well as the release of retainage mentioned above.
The board approved the claims. Surrisi then updated the board on the purchase of 500 N. Michigan Street. This is part of the Stellar Communities Grant program. It will become the Centennial Crossroads Plaza.