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Board of Control debates $500,000 sewer-system study contract; staff to return with apples‑to‑apples comparison before council review

2170575 · January 31, 2025
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Summary

The Board of Control reviewed three engineering proposals for a comprehensive sanitary sewer inflow/infiltration study. Staff and the mayor recommended Burgess & Niple for a phased, field‑heavy approach but board members asked for a clearer phase‑by‑phase comparison and for council briefing before awarding a multiyear commitment.

Bexley’s Board of Control spent extended discussion time on Jan. 28 evaluating responses to an RFP for a comprehensive sanitary sewer inflow and infiltration (I/I) study. Staff outlined a two-phase, field-focused study approach and recommended contracting with Burgess & Niple; board members asked staff to provide an explicit apples‑to‑apples comparison of what the three responsive firms would deliver for the same price before any final award.

Megan Meyer and other staff explained the city’s need for updated, system‑wide data. Meyer said the city’s most comprehensive prior sanitary-sewer evaluation dates to 2014 and that interim…

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