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Council to consider $19,384 lift‑station pump rebuild and $20,000 sewer engineering amendment
Summary
Public works staff requested a not-to-exceed $19,383.76 to rebuild Pump No. 1 at the Lincolnwood Lift Station (estimated 10–15 years of additional life) and asked the council to approve a $20,000 amendment to CMT work order No. 4 for general sewer engineering (including renewal of the NPDES permit); both items were placed on the regular agenda.
City staff asked the Lincoln City Council to place on the regular agenda a request to rebuild Pump No. 1 at the Lincolnwood Lift Station for a not‑to‑exceed price of $19,383.76 and a separate request to amend CMT Work Order No. 4 by $20,000 for general sewer engineering services, including assistance with the city’s NPDES permit renewal.
“...we’ve got a pump number 1 out of the Lincolnwood Lift Station that we just basically need a full rebuild, rewinding seals, impeller,” Public Works staff member Mr. Bounds said, asking the council to approve the repair and to fund it from the equipment fund. Bounds said the pump has enough life to justify repair rather than replacement; he estimated a new pump of similar capacity would cost about $35,000 and have significantly longer lead time. When asked how long the rebuilt pump should last, he told the council “another 10 to 15 years.”
During discussion Alderman Bateman asked whether the city should buy and stock a spare pump for faster response to failures. Bounds said standardization of pumps is part of long‑term planning and agreed stocking a spare would be prudent but noted the city is not currently budgeted for spares. “We’re still not in a position where I can buy 1 pump that could go into multiple locations,” Bounds said, and offered to prepare a presentation on standardization and spare inventory options.
On a related item Public Works staff described an amendment to CMT Work Order No. 4 to continue general sewer engineering support. Bounds said the amendment is for $20,000 and will cover one‑off technical work such as the recent renewal of the city’s NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) permit; he said the amendment would bring total contracted funding under that work order to about $80,000 since inception. Staff noted the item is budgeted.
Both items were placed on the regular agenda for formal council consideration and potential approval.
