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Council approves $8.77 million Phase II contract for deep injection well after debate over cost and procurement
Summary
Council voted 4–1 to award an $8,769,000 contract for Phase II of the Deep Injection Well project, approving a roughly $3.2 million budget amendment funded from the water utility R&R fund amid debate over escalating construction costs and the number of bidders.
The Town of Jupiter’s council voted 4–1 on Dec. 16 to award a construction contract to Lawrence Lee Construction Services for Phase II of the Deep Injection Well System and approve a budget increase to complete the project. The motion passed with Mayor Kuretsky dissenting.
Director of Utilities Amanda Barnes described Phase II as the work required to place the deep injection well and associated dual‑zone monitoring well into service: final wellheads, site piping, pump stations and functional testing. She said the work is driven by a Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) administrative order requiring the town to stop discharging reverse osmosis (RO) concentrate to surface water. “If the contract is awarded tonight, we…
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