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Muskogee awards $1.6M ARPA contract for water-plant upgrades; approves Kattuah Lift Station bid
Summary
Council approved an ARPA-funded contract with Cook Consulting LLC for $1,600,000 to replace two 700-horsepower pumps, install variable-frequency drives and SCADA-connected flow meters at a water treatment plant, and separately approved a $675,881 bid for Kattuah Lift Station No. 16 construction.
The Muskogee finance committee on July 14 approved a $1,600,000 contract with Cook Consulting LLC for ARPA-funded water treatment plant improvements (project 2025010). Staff described the work as replacing two 700-horsepower pumps, adding variable-frequency drives (VFDs) mounted on motor skids, replacing piping, check valves, actuators, and installing flow meters tied into the city SCADA system; spare parts for the VFDs are included.
"The scope of this project will be to replace 2 700 horsepower pumps and add variable frequency drives for each pump... Flow meters will also be installed and tied to the SCADA system for control and monitoring," a staff member said. Staff recommended approval; council approved the motion.
Separately, council approved the lowest and best bid of $675,881 (BEDICO Inc., as stated on the agenda) for the Kattuah Lift Station No. 16 project (project 2025003). Staff said the work will include demolition of the existing station, construction of a new manufactured equipment enclosure system, a new lift station with two self-priming pumps, a standby generator, three new manholes, two wet wells, new electrical service and an automatic transfer switch, and perimeter fencing.
Staff noted these projects will support wastewater collection and treatment needs for the east-side area near York Street and Harris Road, and said the projects are recommended for approval.
Why it matters: Replacing major pumps and upgrading lift-station infrastructure improves reliability of water distribution and wastewater collection; the ARPA contract uses federal recovery funds to accelerate needed plant upgrades.
