Landfill closure now complete

The closure of the municipal landfill has finally wrapped up, with the Sundance City Council approving a final change order and payment application. The net change to the $2.59 million project from overages and underages was a modest $1031.48, said Jeff Young of Trihydro.

The final price did increase from the original contract estimate of approximately $2.28 million, however, due to change orders along the way.

The landfill closure project hit a few hiccups when unexpected trash was uncovered in the two borrow areas, reducing the amount of available cover and top soil. These having now been ironed out, Young presented a six-month extension to Trihydro’s contract; a necessary change order, he said, so that the contract runs to the end of the fiscal year.

“That way, we can continue with the reporting and we will also still have contract time to go through the final closure report,” he said.

The first draft of that report was reviewed in January, he said, and appendices and final figures are now being added. Retainage has been released on the project.

The council approved the contract extension and also the final payment application and additional costs associated with bringing the liner installation crew back to the site. The crew originally requested approximately $26,000, but DEQ and Trihydro negotiated and ultimately granted $11,312.