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Commission approves HDR task order to advance wastewater treatment plant expansion
Summary
The Somerset City Commission voted May 1 to approve HDR task order No. 3 to move forward on an expansion of the wastewater treatment plant, with engineering work largely complete and remaining costs planned to be split across two fiscal years.
The Somerset City Commission voted May 1 to approve HDR task order No. 3 to advance expansion work on the city’s wastewater treatment plant.
Staff (Speaker 5) said much of the engineering work already is complete and the task order will formalize the remaining scope. "A lot of the engineering stuff is completed from the past," Speaker 5 said, and added the plan is to "split the cost between 2 years" so the project can be completed "probably the beginning of next year." The commission opened discussion, then moved and voted to approve the task order on a voice vote.
City officials said the approach is intended to spread budgetary impact across two fiscal years rather than absorb the full cost in a single budget cycle. No detailed dollar figure for the task order was provided in the meeting record; staff indicated additional project information and a schedule will be presented at a forthcoming meeting, likely when HDR provides updated dates.
The approval authorizes staff to proceed with the next contractual steps with HDR; commissioners said they expect more updates at future meetings as the city refines procurement and timeline details.
