Bullhead City Council voted 7-0 on Jan. 7 to approve a $271,986.70 construction contract with Premier Backhoe to replace a portion of a 24-inch sewer main on Merrill Avenue and authorized the city manager to execute the agreement.

City staff said the work continues a project begun last year in response to an emergency collapse. “There was an emergency and our sewer main, along Highway 95 collapsed,” City staff member Mr. Pruitt said during the council meeting, describing the earlier emergency repair. He later said, “This is a 24-inch sewer main,” and explained the line feeds sewage to a lift station near Pass Canyon and then to the Section 18 plant.

Why it matters: the affected pipe is a primary sewer artery for the area. Pruitt told the council the earlier collapse required emergency repairs and temporary bypass pumping; at that time staff did not have all materials on hand and elected to complete part of the work and return once materials were available. He said those materials have now arrived and the city can finish the remaining replacement work.

Council action and procurement details: the council approved the contract with Premier Backhoe by a roll-call vote of seven in favor and none opposed. A councilmember noted the project was competitively solicited and that “Premier was the lowest bidder by $61,573.” The agenda text requested authorization for the city manager to execute the agreement and issue resultant payments.

What the council discussed but did not decide: staff framed the item as continuation of the emergency repairs and did not propose changes to the scope at the Jan. 7 meeting. No amendments or conditions were recorded in the meeting minutes.

Votes at a glance: the meeting record shows two additional routine votes earlier in the agenda. The council voted 7-0 to waive reading in full of ordinances and resolutions presented at the meeting, and separately voted 7-0 to approve the consent agenda as presented.

Looking ahead: staff did not provide a project completion date during the Jan. 7 presentation. The council authorized the agreement and paperwork to proceed; further schedule or construction updates were not specified at the meeting.