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Newton council approves $150,000 AIA sewer grant and hires The Wooten Company for assessment
Summary
Council approved entering an agreement with The Wooten Company to complete a state-funded Asset Inventory and Assessment (AIA) of the northeast gravity sewer system after staff recommended the firm; the state-approved grant amount is $150,000.
The Newton City Council voted June 2 to approve an agreement with The Wooten Company to perform an Asset Inventory and Assessment (AIA) of the city—s sewer collection system under a state-funded grant.
Public Works and Utility Director Dusty Wentz told the council that the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality approved AIA funding of $150,000 on Feb. 28, 2020. The city released an RFQ on April 1, 2020; of five solicitations, three firms returned proposals. Staff recommended The Wooten Company as the most qualified bidder.
Wentz described the planned work to include flow monitoring in manholes, CCTV videoing and smoke testing to identify inflow and infiltration sources in the northeastern gravity collection system. Council Member Ed Sain moved to approve the agreement with The Wooten Company; Council Member Jerry Hodge seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously. Council also adopted the associated budget ordinance to recognize and expend the state grant funds.
The agreement and budget ordinance authorize staff to begin the AIA work; results from the assessment will inform future capital or repair projects.
