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Milton Street sewer line declared urgent; low bid $1.5M, city plans value engineering to reduce cost
Summary
The city described infiltration and overcapacity problems on Milton Street and presented bids. The lowest bid arrived at about $1.5 million; staff proposed value‑engineering that could cut roughly $600,000 and use existing budgeted funds plus reserves to proceed quickly.
City staff described urgent sanitary‑sewer problems on Milton Street after monitoring showed infiltration of rainwater and groundwater into the system. The need accelerated a previously planned rehabilitation project.
Bids and budget: The work was bid; the lowest responsive bid was approximately $1.5 million, higher than the city’s original budget estimate. Staff said the city already had roughly $700,000 budgeted for the project and asked council for authorization to pursue an alternate, value‑engineered approach to…
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