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Preston delays decision on wastewater operator contract, asks firm to refine startup and staffing plan
Summary
After reviewing bids from Mountain West Water Works to provide class 4 operators for Preston's $70 million wastewater plant, the council asked the firm to produce a lower-cost hybrid plan and tabled action for two weeks to negotiate roles with city staff.
Facing a DEQ requirement and an approaching loan deadline, the Preston City Council on Tuesday paused a decision to hire Mountain West Water Works to operate and staff the city's new wastewater treatment plant, asking the company to return with a reworked proposal that reduces startup costs and clarifies which routine tasks city staff can perform.
City officials and Mountain West representatives described two cost elements: a start-up staffing and oversight package (presented to council at about $11,350 per month in the proposal) and a lower monthly operations fee once the plant is fully commissioned (the packet shows a reduced monthly figure once in operation). Council members said the startup figures were higher than they anticipated and asked for a hybrid model…
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