Johnson County authorizes up to $8.83M and awards $6.89M Mill Creek pump-station contract
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Summary
The Board of County Commissioners authorized up to $8,828,100 for construction-phase funding of the Mill Creek Regional Wastewater influent pump station improvements and awarded the construction contract to Mega KC for $6,892,515, with staff saying the procurement approach yielded roughly $6.5 million in savings vs. engineers’ estimates.
The Johnson County Board of County Commissioners on Nov. 13 authorized construction-phase funding for the Mill Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility influent pump station improvements and awarded the construction contract to Mega KC.
Chair Mike Kelly opened a public hearing on resolution WD25-033 to authorize a construction fund not to exceed $8,828,100 for the Mill Creek influent pump station improvements. After staff offered clarifications, Commissioner John Hanslick moved to adopt the authorization; the clerk recorded seven ayes and no votes against, approving the funding.
County wastewater staff and the chair emphasized the procurement approach used for the project. Staff said the contractor’s method reduces pumping-around time for nearly 11,000,000 gallons per day of influent at Mill Creek, lowering risk and cost during wet-well work. Chair Kelly and staff characterized the low bid and contracting approach as innovative and said it resulted in “more than $6,000,000” in savings compared with the engineer’s estimate.
Commissioner Myers moved to authorize a contract with Mega KC Corporation under IFB 2025-030 (MCR-1 Contract 27) in the amount of $6,892,515. The clerk called the roll and the motion passed with seven ayes and no votes against.
The board treated the funding authorization and contract award as companion actions: the resolution authorized the appropriation; the subsequent motion approved the contractor and contract amount. Staff said all project risk is on the contractor under the contract structure, and that independent review (including participation by consulting engineer CDM in bid evaluation) supported the award recommendation.
The board did not vote on a change order or the full construction contract language at the public hearing beyond authorizing the award; staff said the next contract paperwork would be handled in accordance with the county’s procurement processes and the IFB documentation. The chair and commissioners also signaled they expect the project’s innovative method to be of interest to peers and possibly presented at conferences.
What happens next: staff will finalize contract documents and proceed with construction oversight consistent with the county’s procurement rules and reporting processes.
