Kerper Blvd Lift Station Replacement Project Acceptance Copyrighted
June 1, 2026
City of Dubuque CONSENT ITEMS # 11.
City Council
ITEM TITLE: Kerper Blvd Lift Station Replacement Project Acceptance
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending accepting the public
improvements and to authorize the payment of the final
contract amount of$1,809,149.13 to Tschiggfrie Excavating,
for the Kerper Boulevard Lift Station Project.
RESOLUTION Accepting the Kerper Boulevard Lift Station
Project and Authorizing Final Payment to the Contractor
SUGGUESTED Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
1. MVM Memo - Kerper Boulevard Lift Station Project Accept of Public Improvement
2. KerperBlvdLS-Council Accept Memo
3. 2 Acceptance Resolution Kerper Blvd Sanitary LS Project
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Kerper Boulevard Lift Station Project
Acceptance of Public Improvement
Project No. 5581500047
DATE: May 27, 2026
City Engineer Gus Psihoyos is recommending City Council adopt the attached
resolution accepting the public improvements and to authorize the payment of the final
contract amount of$1,809,149.13 to Tschiggfrie Excavating, for the Kerper Boulevard
Lift Station Project.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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Mic ael C. Van Milligen
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Attachment
cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
Max O'Brien, Assistant Public Works Director— Project Manager
Jenny Larson, Chief Financial Officer
Laura Benforf, Budget Manager
Deron Muehring, Water & Resource Recovery Center Director
Todd Irwin, Water Resource Project Supervisor
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
SUBJECT: Kerper Boulevard Lift Station Project
Acceptance of Public Improvement
Project No. 5581500047
DATE: May 26, 2026
INTRODUCTION
The enclosed resolution provides for the acceptance of the construction contract for the
Kerper Boulevard Lift Station Project.
BACKGROUND
In October of 2023, the City Council approved the disposal of 5.25 acres of City
property located at the corner of Kerper Boulevard and Hawthorne Street to Union at
the Marina, LP and approved a development agreement with same. Per the agreement,
Union at the Marina, LP will construct buildings with 201 residential units at an
aggregate cost of approximately $45.7 million. And that they will use reasonable efforts
to start construction of the improvements within six (6) months of the closing date.
The existing sanitary sewer lift station located on Kerper Boulevard near the property to
be developed by Union at the Marina, LP was constructed in 1957. While the pumps
were replaced in 2005, the facility has reached the end of its design life as reflected by
the increased maintenance costs. The project provided for the replacement of the
existing Kerper Boulevard Lift Station with a new facility located north of the existing
site. The lift station is a triplex lift station capable of a rated flow of 1,420 gpm with two
operating pumps to accommodate existing and future flows within the service area
limits.
The existing lift station has been decommissioned and the new station is active.
DISCUSSION
Kerper Boulevard Lift Station Project was completed by Tschiggfrie Excavating in the
final contract amount of $1,809,149.13. A 1.85% decrease to the original contract
amount of $1,843,385.90 which was due to reduction to quantities of materials under
the contract unit prices needed to complete the project through coordination of work
with Engineering and Water Resource Recovery Center staff.
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RECOMMENDATION
I recommend that the City Council accept the improvements and authorize the payment
of the final contract amount of $1,809,149.13 to Tschiggfrie Excavating for the Kerper
Boulevard Lift Station Project.
BUDGET IMPACT
The summary of project costs for the Kerper Boulevard Lift Station Project is as follows:
Description Cost Estimate Award Final
Planning & Design * $ 202,100.00 $ 202,100.00 $ 202,100.00
Construction $ 1,626,615.00 $ 1,843,385.90 $ 1,809,149.13
Contin enc $ 243,992.25 $ 184,338.59 $ 0.00
Contract Admin / Construction � 45,200.00 $ 45,200.00 $ 45,200.00
En ineerin *
Total Project Cost 2,117,907.25 2.275.024.49 2.056.449.13
(*Note: The indicated consultant services phases of the project are already contracted with Origin Design
and are funded costs utilized ARPA funding)
The project funding (for construction costs) is summarized below:
Kerper Boulevard Lift Station Project
Final Construction Funding Costs
5581500047 Kerper Lift Station Sanitary Sewer �1,798,266.00
Improvements (FY25 ARPA)
5581500047 Kerper Lift Station Sanitary Sewer � 500,000.00
Improvements (FY26 Request)
Total Project Funding 2,298,266.00
REQUESTED ACTION
The City Council is requested to adopt the attached resolution accepting the public
improvements and to authorize the payment of the final contract amount of
$1,809,149.13 to Tschiggfrie Excavating, for the Kerper Boulevard Lift Station Project.
Prepared by Max O'Brien
cc: Jenny Larson, Chief Financial Officer
Laura Benforf, Budget Manager
Deron Muehring, Water & Resource Recovery Center Director
Todd Irwin, Water Resource Project Supervisor
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Prepared by Kerry Bradley City of Dubuque Engineering 50 W. 13th St.Dubuque,IA 52001 (563)589-4270
Return to Adrienne N.Breitfelder City Clerk City of Dubuque,50 W. 13th St.Dubuque, IA 52001 (563)589-4100
RESOLUTION NO. 210-26
ACCEPTING THE KERPER BOULEVARD LIFT STATION PROJECT AND
AUTHORIZING FINAL PAYMENT TO THE CONTRACTOR
WHEREAS, the Kerper Boulevard Lift Station Project (the Project) provided for
the replacement of the existing Kerper Boulevard Lift Station with a new facility located
north of the existing site. The lift station is a triplex lift station capable of a rated flow of
1,420 gpm with two operating pumps; and
WHEREAS, the Public Improvement Contract for the Project has been completed
by the contractor, Tschiggfrie Excavating (Contractor), and the City Engineer has
examined the work and recommends that the Project be accepted; and
WHEREAS, the final contract amount for the Project is $1,809,149.13;
WHEREAS, the Contractor has previously been paid $1,753,089.34, leaving a
balance of$56,059.79; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the recommendation of the City Engineer
should be accepted.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. The recommendation of the City Engineer is approved and the
Project is hereby accepted.
Section 2. The Chief Financial Officer is hereby directed to pay the balance of
the retainage of $56,059.79 as provided in Iowa Code chapter 573, and to pay such
retainage in accordance with the provisions of Iowa Code chapter 573 or Iowa chapter
26.13.
Passed, approved and adopted this 1st day of June 2026.
Brad . avanagh, Mayor
Attest:
Trish L. Gleason, Assistant City Clerk
CITY ENGINEER CERTIFICATE OF FINAL COMPLETION OF THE INSERT PROJECT
NAME
The undersigned City Engineer of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, hereby certifies that
he has inspected the Kerper Boulevard Lift Station Project and work has been performed
in compliance with the terms of the Public Improvement Contract, and that the total cost
of the completed work is $ 2,056,449.13.
Dated this 27th day of May , 2026.
Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
Filed in the office of the City Clerk on the ) ,� day of
Trish L. Gleason, Assistant City Clerk