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Canton approves Veolia membrane replacement, upholds staff position on Atkins change order dispute
Summary
Council approved replacing wastewater‑plant membranes with Veolia equipment and capped authorization at $2.2 million to cover equipment, commissioning and tariffs. Council also reviewed Atkins' change order requests and supported staff's Nov. 10 denial; Atkins contests some delay attributions.
The City of Canton on Dec. 4 authorized replacement of membranes at the Water Pollution Control Plant and limited the contract approval to an amount not to exceed $2,200,000 to allow for equipment, commissioning staffing and tariffs. Staff reported negotiating a vendor price of $1,700,000 with Veolia for replacement of all 16 membranes if the order is placed by Dec. 7; lead time would be about eight weeks if ordered by that date and 12–16 weeks thereafter.
"If these membranes…
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