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Council authorizes ~16% contract increase for wastewater operations; city and contractor names vary in the record
Summary
Council authorized amendment No. 10 to the wastewater operations contract after staff said costs rose about 16%—largely from electricity and staff salaries—bringing the next-year contract total to $1,584,091.29. The transcript references Jacobs during presentation and CH2M in the motion text; the record does not reconcile that discrepancy.
McAndrews, a city staff member, presented the annual amendment for the City’s wastewater treatment plant operations contract, saying the amendment adds about a 16% increase driven primarily by higher electricity costs and increases in direct staff salaries and fringe benefits. "This year, the amendment adds up to about a 16% increase," McAndrews said, and he stated the total contract amount for the next year is $1,584,091.29.
Royce Davis, identified as the Jacobs Group operations manager, told council he appreciates the partnership with College Place and praised plant staff: "They do a good job. They really care about the facility and the community." During council questions, staff clarified roughly half of the increase is attributable to a rate-driven power bill increase (about 8 percentage points) with the remainder attributable to salaries, licensure-driven pay steps and benefits.
The motion on the floor authorized the mayor to sign amendment number 10 to the agreement for operations, maintenance and management services; the motion language in the minutes references CH2M as the operator. The council moved and seconded the authorization and approved it by voice vote.
The transcript contains an unresolved naming discrepancy: staff repeatedly identified the contractor as Jacobs in the presentation and a speaker identified Royce Davis as a Jacobs manager; the motion authorizing amendment #10 refers to CH2M. The council approved the amendment as presented on the floor; the transcript does not resolve whether the party to the amendment is Jacobs or CH2M. The contract total and the approximate 16% increase were stated in the meeting record; council did not request additional follow-up during this item.
Next steps: Mayor to sign amendment #10 and staff to implement the contract change as authorized.
