Board approves Burns & McDonnell engineering contract after debate over developer reimbursement
The Jefferson County Water Authority approved a task order with Burns & McDonnell for engineering services (Resolution 2026-11). Board members debated whether a private data center/developer would reimburse an estimated $161,000 scope; a motion to table tied 3–3 and failed, and the contract passed 4–2.
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The Jefferson County Water Authority authorized a task order with Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company Inc. after extended discussion over who will pay for the work. The clerk read the resolution; members asked whether the data center or the developer would reimburse the authority for a roughly $161,000 scope of engineering. One board member argued the authority should not be "on the hook" for that cost without a written reimbursement agreement.
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