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La Marque council authorizes redesign, orders bids for wastewater plant after engineers recommend SBR to lower cost
Summary
After a technical presentation, the La Marque City Council authorized engineers to prepare sequencing batch reactor (SBR) design revisions and directed staff to solicit bids for both the SBR and the conventional design to close a funding gap driven by price escalation and new elevation requirements.
The La Marque City Council on Oct. 28 authorized the city’s engineering team to revise plans for the wastewater treatment plant expansion using sequencing batch reactor (SBR) technology and directed the city manager and public‑works staff to put both the SBR and the original conventional design out to bid.
Adura engineers and city staff told council that the project—originally scoped in 2020 with roughly $35 million in combined funding—faces increased costs from supply‑chain inflation and a Texas GLO requirement to elevate equipment above the 100‑year floodplain. Adura representative Robert Vierra and project manager Rick…
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