ManhattanFreePress 09.23.21 Manhattan Levee Flood Risk Management Project Approved by Commission

Manhattan Levee Flood Risk Management Project Approved by Commission

City Commission September 21, 2021 Agenda Item Summary
Subject: Levee Project – Bid Concurrence, Betterments and Options, and Payment Authorization (SM1813)
Staff Contact/Department: Rob Ott, Director of Public Works Brian Johnson, City Engineer
Action Item: Consider concurring with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to accept the low bid for the Manhattan Levee Flood Risk Management project, accept all optional betterments for construction, authorize the remaining necessary funds to the federal government for the project to proceed, and waive second reading of an Ordinance amending the authority to finance the project.