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Public works staff report digester repairs and seek $20,199 televising equipment to reduce outside contracting costs
Summary
Staff reported progress on cementitious mortar work inside the South Digester, said USDA financing information is being prepared for the treatment plant rebuild, and recommended buying three pieces of in-house televising equipment for $20,199 from Granger to locate underground storm and sanitary laterals more cheaply and quickly.
Public Works staff updated the Board of Public Works on Aug. 4 about progress in wastewater system work and recommended the city buy three pieces of televising equipment to reduce repeated outside contracting costs.
Why it matters: The digester and eventual treatment-plant rebuild affect wastewater handling and capital planning; accurate location of buried pipes and laterals reduces project delays, contractor change orders and repair costs.
Ben, Public Works staff, told the board that Sanchez Coating was applying cementitious mortar to the interior of the South Digester and that, at current progress rates and weather permitting, it would be roughly three weeks before the digester could…
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