Committee recommends $149,500 contract to replace riser pipe at Country Ridge water tower
Utility management staff told the committee that two significant leaks in the 10-inch riser of the Country Ridge west tank require full column-pipe replacement; the committee recommended waiving competitive bidding and awarding a $149,500 contract to Maguire Iron.
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Utility Management Superintendent Zach Jardine told the committee that the 500,000-gallon Country Ridge west tank (constructed in 1979) has two significant leaks in the 10-inch riser (column) pipe and that staff had temporarily patched them. Jardine recommended replacing the entire column pipe — roughly a 100-foot assembly — and presented a proposal from Maguire Iron, the city's existing maintenance provider.
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