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Borger awards $282,000 bid to Beau Simon Inc. for wastewater screw‑pump replacement
Summary
The Borger City Council voted Jan. 7 to award Beau Simon Incorporated the low bid of $282,000 to replace two screw pumps at the wastewater treatment plant; staff said the second pump failed while work was being planned and that the city had budgeted $380,000 for one pump this year.
The Borger City Council voted Jan. 7 to award the wastewater treatment plant screw‑pump replacement contract to Beau Simon Incorporated for a low bid of $282,000.
City staff presented background on the project, saying the city originally budgeted $380,000 for one screw pump this fiscal year and had planned to design both pumps and bid the second as an additive alternate. Staff said the second pump failed while the city was preparing the project, forcing the scope to include both pumps at once.
“We budgeted $380,000 for this project, this year for the 1 screw pump,” City staff member Mister Stradlin told the council, adding that the engineer’s original opinion of probable cost had been about $380,000 per screw pump and that the two‑pump project had been estimated near $800,000. Staff said the screw itself accounts for much of the cost—about $90,000 per screw—and that the work includes removing the old pumps, installing new screws and motors, and repairing surrounding structures as needed.
Staff reported three bids were received; Beau Simon’s $282,000 bid for both pumps was well below earlier estimates and the engineer’s conservative projections. Staff cited Beau Simon’s recent completion of several local utility projects and expressed confidence in the contractor’s ability to complete the work in an efficient timeline.
A council member moved to award the contract and authorize the city manager to execute the contract documents; another council member seconded. The presiding official called for all in favor and the motion passed by voice vote.
Staff said the lower‑than‑expected bid reduced the city’s immediate cost exposure but noted that some contingencies remain because installation could reveal additional repairs. The motion authorized staff to finalize contract documents with Beau Simon Inc.; no additional appropriations were recorded in the meeting minutes presented in the transcript.
