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Anderson City Board of Public Works approves $1.258M water-equipment lease, sewer contract and service purchases
Summary
On April 21, 2026, the Anderson City Board of Public Works approved a $1,258,000 five-year lease for water-utility equipment with Star Financial Bank, awarded the Edgewood Plaza sewer project to HIS Constructors Inc. for $344,414, approved a one-year $22,348 ZipTility hosting contract, and authorized $53,300 in repair parts from Hydro International; the board also approved bills totaling $9,151,671.73.
The Anderson City Board of Public Works on April 21 approved several procurement and service items for the city’s utilities, including a $1,258,000 capital lease for water-utility equipment, a contract award for sewer work, an annual software-hosting agreement and a parts purchase for plant repairs.
City Controller (speaker 4) told the board the proposal from Star Financial Bank would finance essential water-utility equipment — "backhoes, a dump truck, Bobcat and some crew truck and the like" — under a five-year lease structured as 10 semiannual payments, with the first payment scheduled for July 1, 2027. The controller said the purchases are part of the capital improvement plan associated with a 2024 rate increase and that it should take about a year to receive all equipment. A board member (speaker 3) moved to approve the capital-lease agreement with Star Financial Bank; the President (speaker 1) seconded the motion and the board approved it on a voice vote.
City engineering recommended awarding the Edgewood Plaza Sewer Improvement Project to HIS Constructors Inc., stating in a reading of the recommendation letter that HIS submitted the lowest and most responsive bid at $344,414. A board member moved to award the contract and the President seconded; the board approved the award by voice vote. The City Engineer (speaker 2) said work should start immediately once the necessary easement is finalized.
Water Pollution Control staff (speaker 5) requested board approval of a one-year hosting and programming contract with ZipTility for the plant’s online work-order system at a cost of $22,348. A board member moved to approve; the President seconded and the motion passed on a voice vote. The same department also requested and received approval to purchase repair parts for an existing grit-removal system from Hydro International at a cost of $53,300; that motion likewise passed on a voice vote.
A clerk (speaker 6) read departmental payment totals — Civil City $1,777,489.31; Light and Power $6,718,962.47; Water $231,100.47; Water Pollution $384,922.72; Stormwater $39,196.76 — for a combined total of $9,151,671.73. A board member moved to pay the bills, the President seconded, and the board approved the payments by voice vote.
The meeting was adjourned after the finance item; the transcript records the adjournment time as 01:30, while the call to order was recorded at 01:31, a discrepancy noted in the official minutes.
No roll-call vote tallies or individual yes/no votes were recorded in the transcript for the items above; approvals were recorded as voice votes with ayes noted.
