Committee Advances Wastewater Projects and Debt Funding
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The Finance Committee recommended approval of $57,640 for two wastewater digester circulation pumps, a truck-scale paving project costing up to $423,023.68, and a plan to fund eligible capital equipment through short-term borrowing instead of property taxes.
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The committee’s four present members unanimously recommended these items for approval, with one member excused. The wastewater plant work includes new circulation pumps and paving, while the funding change would replace some property-tax financing with short-term general obligation debt, or city borrowing. Two completed construction contracts were also presented for final payments.
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- Recommended awarding a sole-source contract to LAI, Ltd. for two Hidrostal E5K-S digester circulation pumps for $57,640.
- Recommended awarding the Appleton Wastewater Treatment Plant Truck Scale Paving Project to Vinton Construction Company for $384,566.98, with a 10% contingency and a total project limit of $423,023.68.
- Recommended changing the funding source for eligible capital equipment from the property tax levy to short-term general obligation debt.
- Presented final-payment requests of $10,862.31 for Contract 119-25 and $34,085.45 for Contract 25-26.
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