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Board to consider buying two tertiary filters to double wastewater plant wet‑weather capacity
Summary
City staff asked the Hot Springs Board of Directors to waive competitive bidding and authorize purchase and related engineering and construction work for two additional tertiary filters at the Davidson Drive Wastewater Treatment Plant that staff says would raise wet‑weather treatment capacity from 48 million gallons per day to about 96 million.
The Hot Springs Board of Directors heard a request Oct. 7 to buy two additional tertiary filters for the Davidson Drive Wastewater Treatment Plant and to approve related engineering and construction work. City engineers said the work is intended to increase wet‑weather capacity and provide redundancy for routine cleaning.
City Engineer Gary Carnahan told the board the city seeks a waiver of competitive bidding to buy the same model of filters already in use from Aqua Aerobic Systems because of long lead times and to keep operations uniform. "There is a 24‑ to 30‑week delivery period after our engineers approve the submittals from the manufacturer," Carnahan said. He said staff would ask the Board…
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