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Belgrade council authorizes AE2S contract to upgrade water reclamation plant, SCADA
Summary
The Belgrade City Council unanimously authorized a professional services contract with AE2S for Phase 1.5 engineering at the city’s Water Resource Recovery Facility, including plans for solids handling, expanded liquid treatment and a SCADA upgrade that staff said should boost capacity by about 2,000,000 gallons per day.
The Belgrade City Council unanimously authorized the city manager to execute a professional services contract and associated change orders with AE2S for work order 25-3, a Phase 1.5 engineering package for the Belgrade Water Resource Recovery Facility.
City engineer Joe Halk told the council the work order covers three initial task orders: a preliminary engineering report for liquids and biosolids, additional groundwater monitoring tied to discharge permit needs, and upgrades to the plant’s SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) system. “We’re trying to modernize our current system,” Halk said, adding the phase is intended to increase capacity “by roughly 2,000,000 gallons per day.”
AE2S engineer Brian Byle answered council questions about the SCADA upgrade, saying field units are proprietary and about 20 years old. “It’s a proprietary system that doesn’t have any local support capability,” Byle said. He described the proposed approach as an open‑platform SCADA to allow local technicians to service systems and to supply higher‑resolution flow and pump data needed to size lift stations and detect peak conditions.
Council members pressed on scope and sequencing. The mayor and staff clarified that potential wetland‑based nitrate filtration is not included in the current task orders and would be a separate project: the council has budgeted a wetland study but staff said the contract for that work is not yet ready for council action.
The motion to authorize AE2S was moved and seconded by council members and passed unanimously. City staff said subsequent task orders will address preliminary and final design, permitting assistance and bid documents; construction will be procured under a separate contract.
What happens next: staff and AE2S will proceed with the three initial task orders; the council can expect follow‑up contracts and task orders for design and construction phases as the project advances.
