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Marshall awards $1.55 million contract to renovate main wastewater lift station
Summary
The Marshall City Council approved a $1,552,931.38 award to R and R Excavating for a major renovation of the main wastewater lift station, which handles roughly one-third to one-half of the city's flow; staff said bypass pumping will be included and the contractor typically bears responsibility during construction.
The Marshall City Council voted to award a $1,552,931.38 contract to R and R Excavating to renovate the city’s main wastewater lift station.
City Engineer and Director of Public Works Jason Anderson presented the bids, saying the project is “a major renovation at the main lift station” and that the facility “takes probably between a third and half of the flow of the City Marshall and pumps it to the wastewater treatment facility.” He told council the low proposal from R and R matched staff expectations and that the city budgeted $1,625,000 for the project (including engineering), while the construction cost estimate had been $1,500,000.
The work will include pump replacement, piping updates, removal of an abandoned on-site lift station and other updates to modernize a facility that has not been substantially updated since the 1970s. Anderson said bypass pumping will be part of the contract and that “it’ll be incumbent on the contractor to have pumping capacity to make sure that it continues to run smoothly no matter what happens,” adding that, typically, “the contractor takes responsibility for the project site during construction.”
Council members asked whether bypass pumping capacity would be sufficient during heavy weather and about contractor responsibility for backups; staff said contractors are generally responsible and pointed to a recent Tiger Drive pumping station project handled similarly.
The council moved to accept staff’s recommendation and, after a brief vote, approved the contract award. No timetable for substantial on-site shutdowns was provided beyond staff’s assurance that bypass systems would be included.
The council did not specify a construction start date in its discussion; staff indicated the bid tabulation and recommendation memo (from Bolton & Menk Engineering) were included in the public packet and that further project scheduling and contractor oversight details will be handled through the awarded contract.
