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Riverbank council awards wastewater feasibility study, tables two value‑engineering contracts until January
Summary
Council approved a feasibility study for an expanded wastewater/recycled water project and, after extended debate and public comment about rising cost estimates, voted to table two proposed value‑engineering contracts (KSN and Brown & Caldwell) to the January meeting for further review and to allow the feasibility consultant a kickoff meeting.
Riverbank’s City Council on Tuesday approved a feasibility study for the city’s wastewater treatment expansion but delayed decisions on two related value‑engineering work orders so a newly hired feasibility consultant can begin work.
The council voted 5–0 earlier in the meeting to award a contract to Blackwater Consulting Engineers to lead a broad feasibility study of options for the aging treatment plant. Later, following an extended public exchange about rising project cost estimates, the council voted to table separate contract change orders for KSN (proposed total $194,310 including optional work) and Brown & Caldwell ($138,475 proposed) until the council’s first January meeting (each tabled by roll calls that were 4–1).
Why it matters: City staff and several residents said the treatment plant is operating near capacity and failing to meet modern regulatory expectations, while others warned the project’s price escalation threatens affordability for ratepayers. The feasibility study is intended to show alternatives, costs and…
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