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County delays final payment on Phase E3 construction pending VFD replacement; Parametrix hired for future capping design
Summary
Kootenai County said it is holding approximately $17,000 in retainage for Phase E3 landfill work until a variable frequency drive (VFD) pump is replaced under warranty. Separately, staff said Parametrix has proposed designs for capping older cells and the county expects to seek approval for design services soon.
Kootenai County Solid Waste reported Wednesday that final closeout of the Phase E3 landfill construction remains incomplete because a warranty-controlled variable frequency drive (VFD) that powers a pump failed and the county is awaiting a replacement.
"There's a variable frequency driver, a VFD, that controls a large pump that is under warranty and failed," JP said. He told commissioners the county is withholding about $17,000 in final payment until the VFD is replaced and functioning. JP…
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