Pleasant View council awards stormwater, sewer and maintenance contracts to address drainage and aging pipes

Pleasant View City Council approved multiple infrastructure contracts covering stormwater improvements, sewer replacement and sewer maintenance during the meeting.

The council awarded the Stormwater 2025 capital improvement project (including an additive alternative) to MJM Construction for $1,535,442.78. Council discussion and staff presentations described the work as including a new storm drain connection from the 400 West pond, repairs to a washed-out ravine on Alberta and bank stabilization using gabion walls and a storm-drain vault repair to reduce flooding risk for nearby homes.

Tyson, a staff member who presented the stormwater work, said the project bundles several components and noted it uses different funds for separate elements: "So this is the 2025 capital improvements for stormwater... there's the 400 West. The goal is to add the storm drain from the existing pond..." He also explained that portions of the project are maintenance items that were budgeted and that timing helps preserve impact-fee funds before expiration.

The council also approved a sewer replacement contract along Highway 89 (Budge Lane to Pleasant View Drive) to MJM Construction; the transcript records the award to the low bidder and that MJM indicated it had capacity to perform both the stormwater and sewer contracts. Staff described a trenchless "bursting" method to replace an existing 4-inch main with a larger main to avoid conflicts with fiber trunk lines and minimize new easements. The presenter said the team was aiming to meet an impact-fee deadline and had a target completion or expenditure date around July 1.

Separately, the council awarded the sewer maintenance contract to J J Solutions. Staff described the bid structure as a per-linear-foot rate (cleaning and closed-circuit television inspection) and emergency-call availability. The transcript notes a quoted rate of 45 cents per linear foot for cleaning and for camera inspection and that the city planned to authorize up to roughly $50,000 from current-year funds while budget planning continues. The contract includes optional extensions and an emergency call-out provision promising response within hours, which staff said was an important factor in the award.

Councillors made and seconded motions to approve each award; the motions carried by voice vote in each case.

Staff said the awards should let the city begin work promptly and, for the stormwater project, complete critical bank stabilization and drainage improvements that had been washing out and threatening adjacent properties. No additional conditions or amendments to the contracts were recorded in the excerpt of the transcript.