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Youngsville awarded $2.76 million in state funds after rebid reduces but still exceeds earlier estimates
Summary
The committee approved $2,757,258 in additional water-sector funding for Youngsvilleto cover a bid shortfall on a sewer project after the city significantly reduced scope and rebid.
The Joint Legislative Committee on the Water Sector approved an additional $2,757,258 in state water-sector funds for Youngsville's sewer project after the city rebid the work and cut scope to lower the costs.
Why it matters: Youngsville initially received bids near $23.5 million and then performed multiple scope reductions and value-engineering steps that brought the lowest responsive bid to $14.3 million. City CFO Catherine Gregg told the committee the city removed and scaled back components (including conversion to certain chlorine systems and reducing reactor cells) but still needed the additional state funds to proceed.
Gregg said the city rejected initial high bids and pursued cost reductions that "reduced what our planned capacity somewhat, but we are going to utilize the existing oxidation pond" in combination with revised sequencing batch reactor design. She added the city would contribute an additional $400,000 in local match to lower the grant percentage the city must supply.
Committee members pressed about alternatives and local trade-offs; Gregg said the city could delay other planned pump-station upgrades if required to maintain its contribution. The motion to approve the additional $2,757,258 passed without objection.
Next steps: The city will proceed to award and begin construction, with the committee's approval documented by division staff.
