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Contractor pitches pump-and-pipe alternative as cheaper option for Pulaski County drainage project
Summary
A contractor at the Pulaski County meeting presented a pump-and-fusion-pipe alternative to the full gravity-tile repair, citing a Jasper County example and offering ballpark costs; commissioners asked staff (and 'Jake') for a high-level estimate and for comparative options at the April 20 public hearing.
A county-contracted presenter told Pulaski County officials that a mechanical pump station paired with HDP fusion pipe could be a lower-cost alternative to the full gravity-tile drainage project described in a single responsive bid.
The presenter said the county could install a relatively small pump station to force stormwater to the river, bury fusion pipe (examples cited from prior work in Jasper County), and eliminate…
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