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Commission approves two contracts to rehabilitate ag lift station; bids come in under budget
Summary
The commission authorized two separate contracts — $22,087 for RTU/cellular radio equipment and $23,464.60 for pumps, piping and ventilation — to rehabilitate an ag lift station, with staff noting final costs are well under prior budget estimates.
Arkansas City commissioners authorized two separate contracts to rehabilitate an ag lift station, approving a materials-and-installation contract for radio/RTU equipment and a second contract to replace pumps, piping and a ventilation exhaust.
A staff presenter said the work will upgrade the station's communications from radio to cellular to improve reliability and make it easier to migrate other stations in the future. The RTU/equipment contract was described in the record as not to exceed $22,087 and was presented as the first of two parts. A separate bid from FTC Equipment for pump, piping and ventilation work was authorized not to exceed $23,464.60.
Staff said the combined work came in well under earlier budget estimates and that the most recent similar job had previously been estimated at about $90,000. Commissioners moved and approved both resolutions by voice vote; staff also responded to a commissioner's operational question about a pump that failed during a flooding incident in a different part of town and directed further follow-up with public works staff.
