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Albany board recommends $34.9 million contract for Joshua Street wastewater solids-handling upgrade
Summary
The board recommended the city commission award a $34,888,171 contract to Ruby Collins (Smyrna) to replace aging solids-handling equipment at the Joshua Street Water Pollution Control Plant; staff said the single bid reflected market saturation and higher prices for electrical and mechanical equipment.
The Albany Utility Board voted to recommend that the City Commission enter a $34,888,171 contract with Ruby Collins of Smyrna, Georgia, to construct solids-handling upgrades at the Joshua Street Water Pollution Control Plant.
Project staff described multiple prior bid attempts and market conditions that produced only one responsive bid. “We bid this thing out in various forms,” project engineer Hughes told the board, adding that vendors are busy because many municipalities are upgrading similar facilities with added federal funding. Staff said the project previously had been…
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