Committee signs off on road, bridge and utility contracts, and authorizes emergency pump purchase

The Public Works and Highway Committee approved a package of construction and consultant contracts that will advance road, bridge and utility projects, accepted a developer-built water main for reimbursement, and authorized the purchase of emergency bypass equipment.

Key approvals included acceptance of appraisal payments for Division Road right‑of‑way ($8,700) and awarding low‑qualified bids for Heritage Hills reconstruction (staff request: total with contingency about $655,291) and Esquire/related reconstruction (Payne & Dolan; total with contingency about $1,215,761). The committee also approved a $15,000 not-to-exceed contract with Harwood Engineering to backfill site‑plan review capacity, and a near-term concrete repair of the Maple Road bridge as a 5–10 year service‑life extension while the village pursues replacement planning and grant funding.

On utilities, the committee accepted contributed capital for a water‑main extension constructed by the developer (reimbursement to Bridal Builders of $153,783.92 per the development agreement) and approved awarding a small survey contract for Pioneer Road reconstruction tied to an ARIP grant. Staff also recommended and the committee approved entering a state‑municipal agreement with WisDOT for Fond Du Lac Avenue improvements that include sidewalk connectivity and an intersection reconfiguration (municipal estimated share about $132,000 for the presented items).

For emergency response capacity the committee approved the purchase of a critically silenced 6‑inch trash pump (low bid: Thompson Pump) not to exceed $58,300 from the wastewater capital budget; staff said the pump would be used for sanitary‑sewer bypass operations and manhole‑to‑manhole bypassing if needed. The committee also moved to limit yard‑waste permits to two per household going forward; the panel deferred any immediate fee adoption to budget discussions.

Several items were presented as part of the annual road program, and staff noted that bundling work where contractors are mobilized reduces mobilization costs and yields better asphalt pricing. All motions described above passed by voice vote unless otherwise noted. Staff will prepare contract documents and, where required, forward recommendations to the village board for final authorization.