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Council selects construction-manager-at-risk for wastewater plant and faces questions on cost and local preference
Summary
Council voted to select and move to negotiate with a construction manager at risk for the wastewater treatment plant phase 1 project; staff warned the next step is negotiation, and the Siouxland Chamber raised concerns about scoring weight and local firms' low scores on local-preference criteria.
Sioux City council members authorized staff to proceed toward negotiation with the selected construction-manager-at-risk (CMAR) for phase 1 of the wastewater treatment plant facility improvements, while members and speakers urged attention to cost and local participation.
Tom Pingel, utilities director, explained the RFP process and why staff recommended the selected firm as the top-ranked proposer. He said the selection committee included six staff members and two design-advisory members, and that staff…
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