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Jenks officials say low-water dam design advances after intergovernmental workshops
Summary
City staff reported progress on design work for a proposed low-water dam on the Arkansas River, describing a construction-management-at-risk approach, a January 10% design milestone and a preliminary design report expected in February.
Mayor Corey Box and city staff told the Jenks City Council that design work is advancing for the proposed low-water dam after two half-day workshops that included Tulsa and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
City Assistant Manager Robert Carr said engineering firms under contract to the City of Tulsa are leading the design effort and that the project team agreed to pursue a construction-management-at-risk contracting approach rather than a traditional design-bid-build model. Carr said the arrangement would allow a construction firm to be engaged ahead of final design to…
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