District staff: contractor will request 90‑day extension; pay request filed for Federal Bureau project

An unidentified district staff member told the Electric County Water Insurer District that construction on a federal project is substantially complete but behind schedule and that the contractor plans to request an additional 90 days to finish work.

“They submitted their pay request number 10 in the amount of a $110,208.66,” the staff member said, and reported that roughly 16,500 feet of 8‑inch ductile, 3,306 feet of 10‑inch poly and 7,200 feet of 4‑inch ductile have been installed. The update said 92.6% of contract time has elapsed while 76.8% of the work has been completed.

The staff member said the contractor will seek the extension citing CSX railroad-related delays, inclement weather and a remaining easement that staff is working to finalize with the property owner. The progress meeting earlier the same day, staff said, executed the pay request and set next steps for completing easements.

Beyond that project, staff provided brief updates on multiple district projects: Millstone Phase 2 (design complete and key permits obtained), the Red Star/Turkey Street tank site (site release signed and geotechnical drilling scheduled for April), the Loggie Hollow zone‑meter replacement (design and KYTC encroachment approval in place), and the Cumberland River Phase 1 (hydraulics and preliminary layout complete).

On Millstone Seward, staff said plans for on‑site disposal systems were submitted and are under health‑department review; staff are preparing a no‑discharge permit for the district. For the Cover River Phase 4 project, staff reported property‑owner easement agreements and said the district must obtain a purchase agreement from the city of Cumberland for the portion using city source water.

The report also covered the $4,000,000 flood mitigation CDBG project: staff supplied about 50 site photos and expects a categorical exclusion determination, which would allow the project to move forward without an extensive environmental review. Staff said the MCHC water‑line extension remains in pre‑encroachment coordination with KYTC and will require State Highway Engineer approval and Division of Water submittal.

What’s next: staff expects remaining easement work and environmental clearances to be completed in the coming weeks and to advertise projects when the RD/Division of Water approvals are in hand.