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Paradise council ends progressive design‑build, orders new RFQ for local wastewater treatment plant
Summary
After public feedback favoring competitive bidding, the Paradise Town Council voted unanimously to terminate the existing progressive design‑build arrangement with Mountain Cascade, assume the existing designer agreement, and issue a new request for qualifications for a local wastewater treatment facility design.
The Paradise Town Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to change course on the town’s sewer project procurement, directing staff to end the current progressive design‑build contract and to solicit new proposals for a local wastewater treatment facility design.
Council members said they wanted more competition for the construction phase of the revised, locally focused project. Public works staff and the town’s owner’s‑agent said the change preserves much of the work already completed while opening the construction phase to competitive bidding.
The council’s action follows months of technical work and public meetings. The town had previously pursued a regional export option that would have conveyed wastewater 18 miles to Chico; at an August special meeting the…
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