Sherwood approves contracts for force main, water tank and booster pump as water projects proceed
July 07, 2026 | Sherwood, Calumet County, Wisconsin
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The Village of Sherwood approved a sequence of contracts and design work in 2008 to replace an aging force main, add a new ground storage water tank and connect the existing distribution system.
The board approved awarding the 2008 force-main construction contract to Dorner, Inc., low bidder at $709,150.10, subject to Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources plan and permit approval and an archaeological survey of the proposed corridor, Administrator Randy Friday said. "The DNR will require an archaeological survey of the forcemain corridor," Friday told the board when the Utility Commission recommended the award. The board carried the contingent award after commissioners added the archaeologist and permit conditions.
McMahon Associates and board members then advanced plans for a new ground storage reservoir and water main. On July 14 the board accepted bids for a 300,000-gallon glass-fused (bolted) steel tank from Heartland Construction for $352,812.08 and awarded the connecting water main work to Roger Bowers ($113,590). The Utility Commission previously authorized soil borings at the proposed tank site; the commission approved River Valley Testing ($2,598) to perform borings and analysis.
Engineering work tracked additional construction realities. "We encountered rock in the trenching alignment and received a contractor quote for trenching and blasting," Engineer Jennifer Schaff told the board during force-main updates. The board approved a Dorner change order for additional rock blasting and related work and later approved contract adjustments as the punch list and restoration work continued.
The board also approved design and construction of an upper pressure-zone booster pump. On Nov. 24 the board awarded the booster-pump installation contract to Coenen Mechanical, LLC, for $159,500, contingent on securing a Focus on Energy grant, after McMahon completed plans and bid documents. Friday said the booster-pump room will be separate from the Village office's boiler area and will include a sealed chlorination room per engineer recommendations.
The schedule calls for tank-site foundation work once weather permits and for tank erection early in the year after steel delivery. The Village made periodic partial payments to contractors as work advanced and approved McMahon for preliminary and design services for the low-pressure zone tank and connecting main.
What’s next: engineers will complete permit conditions, DNR-required archaeological monitoring and soil reports; the board has authorized pay requests and change orders as needed and will monitor contractor restoration and final project closeout.
The board approved awarding the 2008 force-main construction contract to Dorner, Inc., low bidder at $709,150.10, subject to Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources plan and permit approval and an archaeological survey of the proposed corridor, Administrator Randy Friday said. "The DNR will require an archaeological survey of the forcemain corridor," Friday told the board when the Utility Commission recommended the award. The board carried the contingent award after commissioners added the archaeologist and permit conditions.
McMahon Associates and board members then advanced plans for a new ground storage reservoir and water main. On July 14 the board accepted bids for a 300,000-gallon glass-fused (bolted) steel tank from Heartland Construction for $352,812.08 and awarded the connecting water main work to Roger Bowers ($113,590). The Utility Commission previously authorized soil borings at the proposed tank site; the commission approved River Valley Testing ($2,598) to perform borings and analysis.
Engineering work tracked additional construction realities. "We encountered rock in the trenching alignment and received a contractor quote for trenching and blasting," Engineer Jennifer Schaff told the board during force-main updates. The board approved a Dorner change order for additional rock blasting and related work and later approved contract adjustments as the punch list and restoration work continued.
The board also approved design and construction of an upper pressure-zone booster pump. On Nov. 24 the board awarded the booster-pump installation contract to Coenen Mechanical, LLC, for $159,500, contingent on securing a Focus on Energy grant, after McMahon completed plans and bid documents. Friday said the booster-pump room will be separate from the Village office's boiler area and will include a sealed chlorination room per engineer recommendations.
The schedule calls for tank-site foundation work once weather permits and for tank erection early in the year after steel delivery. The Village made periodic partial payments to contractors as work advanced and approved McMahon for preliminary and design services for the low-pressure zone tank and connecting main.
What’s next: engineers will complete permit conditions, DNR-required archaeological monitoring and soil reports; the board has authorized pay requests and change orders as needed and will monitor contractor restoration and final project closeout.
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