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Valdosta council approves multiple sewer rehabilitation and emergency repair contracts totaling multimillion-dollar bids
Summary
Council approved awards and 10% contingencies for several sewer projects: Knights Creek Trunk Line Phase 2 (low bid RPI $2,644,124; not-to-exceed with contingency $2,908,536.40), Reamer Sanitary Sewer Phase 1 (single bidder JWA; amount not specified in the transcript), and Sugar Creek emergency repairs (apparent low bid recommended to RPI, roughly $2.96 million).
The Valdosta mayor and council on April 10 approved a bundle of sewer projects and emergency-repair contracting actions presented by City Engineer Ben O'Dowd, authorizing construction awards and standard 10% contingencies for several contracts.
Knights Creek Trunk Line (Phase 2): O'Dowd explained that open-cut replacement was chosen over slip-lining or bursting because of diameter constraints and cost. Staff recommended the apparent low bid from RPI for $2,644,124 and asked for a standard 10%…
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