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MLGW seeks $5 million design contract for new control center as part of $59M consent package
Summary
MLGW asked the council to approve roughly $59 million in contracts covering a new control‑room design, environmental remediation, technology support, lead service‑line replacement and new water wells; the board said the control center design would let construction begin in 2026 and support grid modernization set for 2028.
Memphis Light, Gas and Water officials told the City Council on Dec. 2 that they are seeking approvals for roughly $59 million in contracts that together push the utility’s annual spending toward $922 million.
President Doug McGowan said the highest‑profile request is a $5 million engineering contract for design services on a new control center at Goodlett Farms Parkway. “This is the next step here, getting this control room designed so that we can begin the construction in 2026 and have the control room ready when our grid modernization…
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