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Council approves $47,289 for additional inspection of two water storage tanks; 5–1 vote
Summary
The Green River City Council approved Amendment 1 to an HDR Engineering agreement to perform additional inspections and testing on the Northside and Upland water tanks, increasing the not-to-exceed amount by $37,539 to a total of $47,289. The motion passed 5–1 after council questions about line-item costs.
The Green River City Council voted to approve Amendment 1 to an agreement with HDR Engineering Inc. to perform further inspection and testing on the city's Northside and Upland water storage tanks.
Dustin O'Meara of the public works department told the council portable divers' earlier inspections identified cracking and spalling in the concrete Northside tank and corrosion and pitting on the steel Upland tank. HDR recommended deeper inspection work, including draining and a full visual inspection of the Northside tank and nondestructive ultrasonic thickness testing of the Upland tank to measure shell thinning and refine rehabilitation recommendations.
Under the amendment, HDR's work will be performed on a time-and-materials basis. The contract increase of $37,539 brings the project total to a not-to-exceed $47,289. O'Meara said the line items are estimates and include $10,160 for project management, $20,469 for data acquisition (including confined-space access and testing), and $6,900 to incorporate findings into an updated memo with engineering recommendations. He emphasized staff review of invoices under the time-and-materials arrangement.
Councilman Williams asked detailed questions about the project-management and data-acquisition line items and whether the amendment included repair work. O'Meara and staff said the amendment covers inspection, testing and updated engineering recommendations only; any repairs would be contracted separately after the results and recommendations are finalized. He also noted the last inspection took place in May 2025 and described this round as a more intensive review.
Councilman Kilpach moved to approve the amendment and authorize the mayor to sign; Councilwoman Bushman seconded. The motion passed with five votes in favor and one opposed. The council recorded the motion as carrying 5–1.
Next steps for the project include HDR's field inspections, generation of updated findings and recommendations, and, if the engineering indicates necessary repairs, a future procurement or contract to implement rehabilitation work.
