Commission approves $460,000 change order for WISP 2 so city can go to bid

The City Commission approved a change order increasing the WISP 2 construction-services purchase order by about $459,996 to align the contract value for bidding and construction management.

A staff presenter said the USDA released the loan allowing the city to go to bid on WISP 2 and that Wilson & Company's contract for design and construction management needs to be adjusted to cover pre-bid work and construction oversight. "The WISP 2 USDA loan was released from USDA for us to go to bid," the Staff member said, explaining the need to expand the purchase order so the project can proceed to solicitation and construction management.

A motion to approve the change order passed after the roll call vote of commissioners. Staff said WISP 2 and a related Critical Water project are both in the Veil Street area and that completing WISP 2 first will allow the subsequent Critical Water work to proceed.