Council approves wastewater pump purchase and several water/wastewater project payments

The council approved multiple utilities items that will support water and wastewater system maintenance and capital work.

Superintendent Kirk requested and the council approved a quote of $27,723.75 to purchase a replacement pump for the city’s lift stations. Kirk explained the pump would serve as a spare and could be moved between the 13th Street and 8th Street lift stations to maintain redundancy while other pumps are repaired. “We have 2 lift stations that we're using, Thirteenth Street and Eighth Street. This pump should be able to go between the 2 lift stations,” Kirk said.

Moore Engineering representative Michael Gorder presented three items connected to water and wastewater projects. The council approved pay request No. 1 to Moose Electric for contract 2 at the water treatment plant in the amount of $119,859.40 (materials and bonding under a lump-sum contract). The council also approved change order number 8 for the water-treatment project — a net change of $7,153.08 — to convert actuators from pneumatic to electric modulating and include a sidewalk adjustment. Gorder also asked the council to approve task order No. 3 for design work at the wastewater treatment facility (selector basin, final clarifier and sludge-dewatering elements); the council voted to approve that task order to proceed to design and bidding.

Actions: The council approved the pump purchase, the Moose Electric pay request, the change order and the engineering task order by roll-call votes. Staff will proceed with procurement and design work and coordinate with state funding and contractors as the projects proceed.