Festina wastewater treatment facility project complete

By Zach Jensen,

Festina’s wastewater treatment facility improvements are complete.

Tom Madden of SEH, Inc., the St. Paul, Minnesota engineering firm contracted to do the work for the county, announced a Nov. 6 completion date during Monday morning’s Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors meeting. 

The project, which began earlier this year, cost the county roughly $793,000. That price tag includes last month’s change order for $38,971 as well as a more-recent change order in the amount of $2,204 for placing stonework around the facility, making modifications to the main piping and adding several conduits. 

The supervisors unanimously approved the change order and accepted SEH’s Certificate of Substantial Completion, which is dated Oct. 31 — Madden noted that approximately nine tasks had yet to be complete at that point, but most had been finished as of Nov. 6. 

“So, basically, what I’d like to let you guys know is that as of Nov. 6, they’ve completed all the work that they need to complete to be done with this project,” Madden said, adding that the project includes a two-year warranty, which went into effect Oct. 31. 

Madden suggested he meet with the supervisors in one month to sign final forms for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission, which oversaw the Community Development Block Grant funds used by the project.

“It helps out that we had a great all-around grouping,” Madden said. “The county is great. Festina’s great. The contractor is great. That helps a project be successful. It really does.”

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