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Perry council approves engineering task orders for wastewater lift stations, staff to inspect lines before construction requests
Summary
The City of Perry approved task orders to design and inspect wastewater lift station work and related system repairs, using grant-funded engineering as a match for future construction funding; council and members of the public raised questions about scope, existing repairs and contract pricing.
The City of Perry City Council on May 13 approved task orders authorizing engineering design and inspection work for wastewater system improvements, including design of a lift station and associated inflow and infiltration (I&I) repairs, and directed staff to inspect manholes and lines before requesting construction funding.
Council members and staff said the engineering phase is intended to use grant funds as a match so the city can pursue construction grants later. Staff described the design contract package as about $864,000 for engineering and said inspection work discussed in the meeting would total about $230,000; staff said design work is expected to be eligible for roughly 80% grant funding. The council voted to approve the task order and a separate lift station replacement task…
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