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Pasco to expand land-treatment fields, buy irrigation pivots and hire designers for sewer and road safety projects
Summary
Council reviewed several infrastructure items: a competitive low bid (~$5.42M) for PWRF land-treatment expansion (engineer estimate $7.2M), sole-source purchase of three irrigation pivots (~$466,206.44), a RH2 engineering agreement for sewer-main upsizing design (~$942,491), and a $369,116 design contract for a Route 76/Sandifer Parkway safety project funded mostly by a federal highway grant.
City staff briefed the council on a series of infrastructure contracts and procurements related to water reuse, sewer trunk replacement and a federally funded roadway safety project.
Director Sarah said the PWRF land-treatment expansion received ten competitive bids; the lowest responsive bidder was Brodsky at $5,423,613.74, substantially under the engineer—s estimate of roughly $7.2 million, and staff noted the project is planned to be funded with previously issued bonds plus a budget amendment for remaining costs. She said the work is necessary to meet Ecology permit requirements for land application of pretreated wastewater.
On related procurement, staff proposed a sole-source purchase of three valley pivot irrigation systems for the new land-treatment areas at a not-to-exceed pretax price of $466,206.44 to match existing equipment for operational consistency and parts interchangeability.
For sewer trunk-line upsizing along the river (a three-phase design effort coordinated with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), Director Sarah reported RH2 Engineering was the available qualified consultant and a design agreement was negotiated at a not-to-exceed cost of $942,491; estimated combined construction costs are just under $9M and design is funded with a low-interest Department of Ecology loan.
Finally, staff presented a design contract with Transpo Group USA for a Sandifer Parkway and Road 76 intersection/pedestrian-safety project: design not-to-exceed $369,116.05 with roughly 86% grant funding and a local match of about 13.5%. Staff said design should be complete in 2026 with construction aimed for 2027.
Council asked few questions and heard no significant opposition at the workshop. Staff indicated items would be brought forward for action with recommended contracts and associated budget amendments as needed.
