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Martinsville board approves $17,000 capital-review contract for wastewater treatment plant
Summary
The Martinsville Board of Works and Safety approved a $17,000 contract with HWC Engineering on March 24 to produce a multi-year capital improvements plan for the city’s wastewater treatment plant.
The Martinsville Board of Works and Safety voted March 24 to approve a $17,000 contract with HWC Engineering to prepare a capital improvements plan for the city’s wastewater treatment plant.
The contract will fund an inspection and a five- to 10-year capital review intended to guide replacement and expansion of the plant. City staff told the board that full replacement cost today would be in the $25 million to $30 million range and that the plan is meant to identify work and budget needs ahead of new environmental requirements.
A city staff member who introduced the proposal told the board, “Your single biggest asset is your wastewater treatment plant. Replacement today is in the 25 to $30,000,000 range.” The staff member said HWC had performed an inspection and would produce a capital improvements plan for the city under the $17,000 contract.
Board members moved and seconded approval. The presiding officer called for the vote and the motion carried.
City staff said the work is a short-term planning study — a five- to 10-year look ahead — and that the resulting plan will break costs into columns for future budgeting and permit planning. No implementation steps or schedules beyond the study were adopted at the meeting.
