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Georgetown Municipal Water to fast-track Ettor/Adder Lane line for new church; council approves $80,050 engineering pass-through
Summary
The City Council approved $80,050 in additional engineering costs so the water utility can fast-track a 12-inch main extension to serve a proposed church campus on Iron Works Road.
The Georgetown Municipal Water and Sewer Service presented a request to the City Council on Feb. 10 to accelerate a portion of the larger South Side Storage Tank and distribution improvements so the system can provide the flow and pressure required by a newly proposed church campus.
Utility staff told the council the broader South Side Tank project is a multi-year effort combining a new storage tank with multiple distribution main upgrades across the southern service area. Because the full project’s schedule would not meet the church’s desired opening timeline (anticipated spring/summer 2026), staff proposed extracting and fast-tracking roughly 3,800 linear feet of new 12-inch main to eliminate two hydraulic dead-ends on Etter Lane and deliver the needed service level.
Engineering firm fees to create separate bid documents and manage a fast-track contract were estimated at $80,050. Georgetown Municipal asked the council to approve those additional engineering/administration costs as a pass-through; the church has agreed to reimburse the utility under a reimbursement agreement tied to monthly invoice progress. The council approved the request by voice vote.
Utility Director Chase (presenting) said the split requires duplicate contract documents and additional construction-administration resources but will let the church open on its schedule while preserving the broader South Side project’s integrity. Council members asked for a permit and construction timeline; the director said permitting is expected to be straightforward but review times at the Kentucky Division of Water are variable, so he would provide a more specific schedule to council by email.
The council approved execution of a reimbursement agreement and the engineering pass-through; the church will pay the utility for the added engineering/administration costs. No city capital appropriation was needed beyond the utility’s existing project funding; the utility will invoice the church for the $80,050 if the final engineering cost equals that estimate.
