By Tracy Ouellette
Editor
The East Troy Village Board moved forward with the proposed Mill Street roadwork project when it approved The Wanasek Corporation, Burlington, as the contractor.
The approval came at the recommendation of project manager Timothy Hastings of GAI Consultants Inc.
“Wanasek came in considerably lower than the other contractors,” Hastings said Monday night. “So, if you see them, give them a ‘thank you’ they kept the price down for everyone.”
Wanasek’s bid came in at $277,032 for the project with an alternate bid of $277,624 that includes concrete curb and gutter along the north side of the post office alley in place of the base bid asphalt-style curb.
The other two bidding companies were Globe Contractors Inc., Pewaukee, with bids of $317,492 ($318,010 alternate) and Reesman’s Excavating and Grading, Burlington, at $320,943.50 ($321,683.50 alternate).
Monday night’s meeting began with a public hearing on the Mill Street project. There was one citizen question as to how the work would be billed to the individual property owners.
Village President Randy Timms said that property owners would have the option of paying the special assessment all at once, when billed, or would have the option of making installment payments over a period of about 10 years, as the village has done with similar projects in the recent past. Timms also said special arrangements might be possible between the village and residents if there was a need to extend the payment time. He indicated the village was willing to consider each property owner’s case on an individual basis.
The next step, according to Department of Public Works Director Mike Miller would be to notify the residents on the street of the plans for construction, cost of the roadwork and the time line.
Hastings said he expected the 650-foot project, which starts just off of Main Street and stretches to Austin Street, to take somewhere between 60 to 90 days, but that estimate was largely dependent on the weather. The start date has yet to be determined and with the deep frost due to the frigid winter, Hastings said it could be “a while.”
