Council authorizes addendum for well-vault engineering; spring-meter costs to come from CIB funds

The Scofield Town Council on March 17 authorized signing an engineering addendum to advance work on a town well vault and a spring monitoring station, while noting that some spring-meter costs will need separate Community Impact Board (CIB) funding.

Chair said the addendum corrects earlier line-item errors and asked the council for permission to sign. The chair summarized two key line items: design work reported at about $18,003.75 and an additional engineering line of roughly $19,009.87, producing a combined figure near $38,003.62. The chair said the town will retain an approximate USDA contingency balance of $39,003.15 after the addendum is paid.

The chair further stated that the contingency will not cover additional work on the spring meter and that those costs would have to come from CIB funding rather than the USDA contingency. Council members asked clarifying questions about the engineering firm (previously listed as CRS, which changed to Oryx/Horax in the procurement record) and about which costs had already been incurred.

A motion to authorize signing the addendum was moved and seconded and the council recorded the voice vote 'All in favor.' The meeting record does not identify the mover or seconder by name in the transcript; the chair confirmed the motion carried.

The council did not specify exact additional engineering charges beyond the corrected line items; the chair and council acknowledged that further engineering fees are likely before the project is complete. Staff was instructed to obtain a corrected addendum and proceed with signature and billing consistent with the figures presented. Next procedural steps cited were submittal of the corrected addendum for signature and identification of funding for the spring meter through the CIB process.