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Council approves $8.88 million clarifier rehabilitation and $1.27 million roof replacement at wastewater plant
Summary
Port Huron council unanimously approved an $8,875,615 contract for rehabilitation of three secondary clarifiers at the wastewater treatment plant and a $1,269,000 contract for a roof replacement on the secondary building. Staff said both items were budgeted in the multi-year capital-improvement plan and will be phased across fiscal years.
The council approved two large contracts for work at the Port Huron wastewater treatment plant.
Council accepted a low bid from JF Cavanaugh Company Inc. in the amount of $8,875,615 to rehabilitate three secondary clarifiers. Eric (wastewater supervisor) described each clarifier as 106 feet in diameter, about 23 feet deep and holding roughly 1 million gallons each. He said the plant must keep two clarifiers in operation while the third is taken out of service for demo and replacement and that work will be phased so one tank is completed at a time. Eric said staff expect the work to span roughly two years from shop drawings through installation and testing.
City Manager James Fried and staff said the project was part of a multi-year capital improvement plan and that the cost had been anticipated in past budgets. "This is not an unexpected cost. This is a budget item... we developed a financing system to make sure that this is possible," Fried said. The motion to accept the bid was made by Council member Pemberton and supported by Council member Mosherick; the roll call vote recorded yes from all members present.
Council then accepted a bid from William Molnar Roofing Inc. in the amount of $1,269,000 for roof rehabilitation on the secondary building. Staff described the bidder as experienced and said the item was budgeted. The motion to accept the roofing bid was moved by Council member Mosherick and supported by Council member Pemberton; the vote was unanimous among members present.
Staff offered tours of the treatment plant for residents who wanted to see project scope and photos. Council discussion emphasized the long-standing planning and budgeting for these projects and the importance of maintaining water and wastewater infrastructure.
Actions recorded at the meeting: two contract-award motions were approved by roll call; no opposition or abstentions were recorded.
