Oshkosh Council approves $47.63 million contract and engineering services for water filtration clear-well replacements
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Summary
The Oshkosh City Council amended its CIP and awarded a $47,629,600 construction contract to CD Smith Construction and approved Jacobs Engineering for construction-related services to replace clear wells at the municipal water filtration plant; staff said construction will likely take 24–30 months.
The Oshkosh City Council on Feb. 10 approved a CIP amendment and awarded a public-works contract totaling $47,629,600 to CD Smith Construction for replacement of clear-well storage at the city's water filtration plant, and separately authorized Jacobs Engineering Group to provide construction-related professional services.
Public Works staff described the project as long-running: “This is a project that has been in the works for about 2 decades,” said Ravi from Public Works, noting the work began after a Department of Natural Resources inspection in 2007 found the city's clear well storage tanks did not meet current code. Ravi told council the project has required multiple studies, design changes and public information meetings and will need to be built in phases "so that we can keep some portion of our existing storage functional on-site while we're building some of the new storage and new pump station." He estimated construction would be "probably 24 to 30 months" and said construction would be extensive on-site.
Before the final vote, staff asked the council to amend the resolution to correct a typographical error so the ordinance language matched the staff memo and the awarded bid; council amended the resolution to the $47,629,600 figure and approved the amendment and then the resolution on roll calls recorded in the minutes.
Council also approved a professional services agreement with Jacobs Engineering Group to provide construction-related services tied to the clear-well replacement. The approvals drew no substantive opposition during the meeting.
What happens next: staff will proceed with contract execution and a phased construction schedule intended to keep portions of the existing storage operational during work. Council and staff said the Lakeshore Reimagination project is expected to follow once clear-well construction wraps up.
Votes and procedural notes: The council moved and seconded the amendment to correct the award amount, took the roll, and the amendment carried; the motion as amended was then approved by roll call as recorded in the meeting.
