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Atchison OKs $83,333 contract for valve replacement at water treatment plant
Summary
The commission authorized hiring Mega KC to replace two valves at the water treatment plant using a line-stop freeze procedure, approving $83,333.38 with $2,000 in change-order authority; staff said the valves are seized and threaten the ability to reliably backwash filters.
The Atchison City Commission authorized city staff to hire Mega KC to replace a 16-inch and a 12-inch valve at the municipal water treatment plant and to perform a line-stop freeze to isolate the pipeline during the work.
Clinton McNamee, who presented the item on behalf of city staff, said the commission had previously approved replacing the South Tower booster pump but contractors discovered the valves used to isolate the pump were seized and could not be closed. McNamee described a "line stop freeze" procedure in…
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