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Albany board recommends $34.9 million contract for Joshua Street solids‑handling upgrades after bidding and cost increases
Summary
The utility board recommended the city commission award a $34,888,171 contract for a solids‑handling upgrade at the Joshua Street wastewater plant; staff described equipment changes, funding sources and a roughly two‑year construction schedule.
The Albany Utility Board voted to recommend that the City of Albany enter into a contract for solids‑handling upgrades at the Joshua Street Water Pollution Control Plant, after staff described equipment changes, funding sources and schedule.
Staff presented a single responsive bid — Ruby Collins of Smyrna, Georgia — in response to bid reference 25-035; the board’s staff said market saturation and high demand for municipal plant work limited bidder participation. The recommended award is $34,888,171.
Engineers and operations staff described the project as replacing aging dissolved-air-flotation (DAF) thickening equipment with a new…
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