Litchfield OKs $107,910 Columbia Street Base-Repair Change Order

Litchfield City Council Meeting | June 18, 2026

Article Summary: The Litchfield City Council approved a change order of up to $107,910 with Rooters Asphalt for full-depth base repairs on Columbia Street, along with added curb work billed at a set price per foot, funded with capital sales tax dollars.

Columbia Street Change Order Key Points:

• The council authorized a change order not to exceed $107,910 with Rooters Asphalt for a full-depth base repair at the center of Columbia Street.
• The repair — removing 12 inches of subgrade and placing rock base, prime coat and asphalt binder over roughly 1,175 square feet — was not part of the original reconstruction contract.
• Additional curb replacement along Columbia Street will be billed at a set price per foot.
• Capital sales tax funds will cover the cost; the resolution passed unanimously among members present.

LITCHFIELD — The Litchfield City Council on Thursday, June 18, 2026, approved a change order of up to $107,910 with Rooters Asphalt for additional base repairs on Columbia Street, after public works staff determined the street needed a full-depth fix that fell outside the original reconstruction contract.

Alderperson Dwayne Gerl, who handles street matters, made the motion to approve a resolution authorizing the change order “for the amount not to exceed $107,910 and for additional curb work at a set price.” The motion received a second and passed by unanimous roll-call vote, with two council members absent.

According to the agenda packet, the city’s public works team met with Rooters at Columbia Street and determined that a full-depth base repair was needed. That work was not included in the original scope and adds $107,910 to the project. A separate Rooters work-authorization document specifies the repair as a full-depth base repair at the center of Columbia Street, calling for crews to remove 12 inches of subgrade and place an 8-inch rock base, a prime coat and a 2-inch asphalt binder mix across approximately 1,175 square feet. The authorization notes the figure does not cover unforeseen underground conditions or utilities if discovered, and that surface mix and full-depth replacement at the street’s sides remain part of the base contract.

The packet also indicates that curb replacement, like the base repair, was not part of the original scope but is needed in some areas along Columbia Street. Rooters was working to provide the city with a per-foot price ahead of the meeting, which the approved resolution incorporates as a set price per foot.

The change order will be paid from capital sales tax funds, which the packet states are available. The measure carried the recommendation of the city administrator, the public works coordinator and the street superintendent.