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City outlines $77M wastewater plant project and procurement path to control costs
Summary
Public services staff described a $77 million wastewater treatment plant project split into phases, value-engineering steps that reduced the scope and cost, and a move away from construction-manager-at-risk procurement toward sealed proposals that weigh price and contractor experience.
City public-services staff briefed the council on Sept. 9 about a large wastewater treatment plant project the city plans to advertise for construction within about 30 days, describing new cost estimates, scope adjustments and procurement strategy.
Director of Public Services Erin Russell said the project’s current estimate is $77,000,000. That figure reflects revisions after a contractor’s early 60% design estimate showed a much larger number; the city commissioned an independent third‑party cost estimator and then modified the scope to manage rate impact.
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