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Council awards contracts for sewer interceptor design and water‑pipeline leak detection
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Council authorized a $670,900 professional‑services agreement for design work on the plant interceptor gravity sanitary sewer main and approved a $95,000 in‑service leak‑detection assessment for the city’s 24‑inch treated water line; both items passed 6–0.
The Midlothian City Council on April 14 authorized two utility‑related contracts aimed at improving wastewater conveyance and locating leaks in a critical potable water feed.
Council approved a professional services agreement with BGE for design of a plant interceptor gravity sanitary sewer main, a project staff said would up‑size or parallel an existing 18‑inch line across roughly 6,300 linear feet as the city prepares to re‑assume operation of the line from the regional authority. The contract amount presented was $670,900; staff said the work ties to the East Lift Station and is budgeted in the wastewater impact‑fee CIP. "We are looking at about 6,300 linear feet of line ranging anywhere from 18 inches to 54 inches," staff said.
Council also approved a proposal from Pure Technologies for an in‑service leak detection assessment on the city’s 24‑inch treated water pipeline from the Taming Treatment Plant. Staff said the line, installed in the mid‑1980s, has not previously been inspected; the approved work will cost $86,500 plus an $8,500 contingency for a total of $95,000 and is funded from the utility fund. Staff emphasized the assessment’s preventive value: detecting small leaks earlier allows repairs before a larger failure.
Both items were recommended for council by the Utility Advisory Board and passed on unanimous votes.
