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Utilities staff to add unbudgeted pump repair to council agenda after well failure at Tree Treatment Plant
Summary
City utilities staff reported a well failure at Tree Treatment Plant No. 1 and asked the council to amend tonight’s agenda to add a pump repair authorization; staff received three competitive quotes and said the submersible pump will be pulled and repaired immediately.
Utilities staff told the Fairhope City Council the city experienced a well issue at Tree Treatment Plant No. 1 and requested the council amend tonight’s agenda to add authorization for an unbudgeted pump repair.
Staff said the pump failure affected Well No. 8 and that crews are working to pull the submersible pump; they said three competitive quotes were obtained and that prices were similar. A staff member told the council the submersible pump would be pumping the following morning after the repair. The item was to be added to the council meeting agenda as item No. 21 for formal authorization.
The staff presentation noted the repair is an unbudgeted item but said the city has internal budgeted funds available to cover the emergency repair work, and that staff had coordinated with colleagues (named Kim and Aaron in the transcript) on cost and procurement. The council asked staff to add the resolution to the agenda; staff said the quotes were “very competitive.”
No formal authorization text or purchase order appears in the excerpt, but staff said they would proceed with the repair after the council amends the meeting agenda and takes formal action tonight.
