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Council approves HDR contract to advance wastewater treatment plant master plan and headworks rehabilitation design
Summary
The council approved a professional-services contract with HDR Engineering (total fee $879,630) to perform a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) master plan and design services for headworks rehabilitation; staff described the broader construction scope as roughly $15 million to replace three screw pumps and associated infrastructure.
Casper's City Council on Sept. 20 approved a professional-services agreement with HDR Engineering to conduct analysis, concept design, and construction-phase services for the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) master plan and headworks improvements.
City staff reminded councilors that an initial study estimate had been roughly $400,000 and that the full contract before council includes additional design, bidding and construction administration services. The staff-reported fees were $398,605 for the master-plan/analysis portion and $481,025 for the additional design and construction-phase services, bringing the total professional-services fee to $879,630.
Tom Brower, an engineer from staff, told the council the scope includes a thorough site assessment and confirmed the plan includes work to replace all three existing screw pumps. Brower said the overall rehabilitation of the headworks and related systems was estimated to be a much larger construction project—on the order of $15,000,000—funded in part by a State Revolving Loan Fund previously approved for the project.
Councilors asked detailed questions about phase scope and whether the engineering fee included bidding and construction administration; staff confirmed the $481,025 additional fee covers design, bidding, and engineering services during construction (reviewing submittals, schedule oversight, pay-request approvals). The council voted unanimously to approve the contract.
Next steps: City staff will proceed with HDR to complete design and bidding documents and bring construction contracts back to council for procurement and approval; the project will progress through standard design, bid, and construction phases.
