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Committee approves several water and sewer contracts, monitoring and gauging agreements
Summary
The committee approved a suite of water/wastewater items including a professional services agreement for long‑term flow monitoring, a sanitary sewer rehab bid award, USGS gauging station funding, lift‑station cleaning services, and a small change order closing out a Greensboro Avenue vault project.
The Public Projects Committee approved multiple contracts and agreements on Sept. 23 aimed at maintaining and monitoring the city’s water and sanitary sewer systems.
The committee approved a professional services agreement with CSL Services for long‑term flow monitoring in the sanitary sewer system for $138,096. City staff said the contract covers 19 permanent flow meters, five rain gauges, an annual report from CSL, and an option to deploy up to two temporary flow meters for three‑month studies. Staff described the contract as an annual agreement with an option to renew for up to two additional years and said the current renewal reflects a roughly 5% price increase from the last contract cycle. Funding was identified as coming from the water and sewer special projects flow‑monitoring and analysis operations account.
Also approved was the recommendation to award the 2026 sanitary sewer rehabilitation and repair contract to Price Civil Services for $879,492.84. Staff described this as the city’s reactive sewer repair contract, historically generating about 50 work orders per year. The contract uses unit prices submitted by bidders; staff said two companies bid in the recent procurement and that the contract is within the department’s budget. If the contract expenditures approach the approved limit, staff said they would return to the committee to request an increase.
The committee authorized two joint funding agreements with the U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Division. One agreement covers streamflow gauging on North River near Samantha and a stage gauge and rain gauge at Lake Tuscaloosa for a total city contribution of $22,600; staff noted the North River gauge has been active since 1994 and the Lake Tuscaloosa gauge since 2007. A second USGS agreement for a gauging station used by wastewater operations at the creek adjacent to the wastewater treatment plant was approved for $13,575; staff said that gauge helps operations determine whether it is safe to discharge when river levels are high.
The committee approved a minor public works contract with Meeks Environmental Services for as‑needed heavy cleaning of lift stations for up to $95,000 in fiscal year 2026, intended for debris and grease removal beyond the capacity of in‑house equipment.
Finally, the committee approved change order No. 2 with Apex Civil Construction for the 601 Greensboro Avenue water vault project, a deductive change of $1,036 to close out the job. Staff said the underground vault work was identified during construction and has been completed, and the vault is in good condition following repairs.
All items were approved by voice vote.
