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TO: Mayor John Laesch
FROM: Ian Wade, Capital Projects Manager
DATE: September 21, 2026
SUBJECT:
A resolution authorizing the Director of Purchasing to execute a change order to the contract with Electric Conduit Construction in the amount of $99,084 for electrical improvements along Pinney Street.
PURPOSE:
Execution of this change order will allow the city to continue to remove the existing electrical conduits from the Pinney Street Deck, locating these facilities underground.
BACKGROUND:
There are seven buildings located in the block that is bordered by Pinney Street to the north, River Street to the west, West New York Street to the south and the Fox River to the east. Of these seven buildings, six of them have rear doorways that exit to a common deck that is owned and maintained by the city. Based on recent inspections, the deck needs to be reconstructed and/or removed and replaced with a different means of providing access to the rear doorways, where required.
Discussions with the building owners are ongoing, but by completing the removal and relocation of the extensive electrical infrastructure currently attached to the deck now, the city will be prepared to promptly remove and reconstruct whatever version of the deck is ultimately agreed upon.
DISCUSSION:
There were numerous unforeseen factors that contributed to the need to add additional funds to this contract, which was originally executed in December 2023 in the amount of $399,388 (R23-341). The largest factor was the unanticipated 18+ month lead time on the new meter cabinets and a few other critical items. The delays caused by these lead times led to escalations in the cost of labor and materials such as concrete, wire and conduit.
A summary of these and the other unforeseen additional costs is attached to this memorandum.
This work is part of CIP A061, which has a budget of $600,000 for 2026 and is funded from account 340-4030-418.38-05 (which has a current available balance of ...
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