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Council approves $108,809 engineering contract to rehabilitate groundwater pump station
Summary
The council approved a professional‑services agreement with an engineering firm to design and oversee rehabilitation of the groundwater pump station serving City of Commerce wells; staff said the project was identified through proactive system evaluation.
The Commerce City Council passed a resolution authorizing a professional‑services agreement in the amount of $108,809 to design rehabilitation work and construction oversight for the city’s groundwater pump station.
City Manager Mike Lisenby said staff performed evaluations of the water system and identified a significant weakness in the groundwater system before it failed. “We’re proactively proposing to do some maintenance and rehabilitation of our system, before it is a major problem,” Lisenby told the council.
The city obtains roughly 75% of its water from surface supplies (Lake Tawakoni was named earlier in background remarks) and about 25% from five groundwater wells located in Delta County that feed a central pump station near Ivory Moore Park. The engineering scope will evaluate and rehabilitate pumps and piping that convey groundwater into the distribution system.
Staff said the firm was selected through a qualifications‑based process and recommended approval of the scope and fee. The contract will be funded from the city’s capital improvement program (CIP). The council approved the resolution by voice vote.
