Port Angeles awards $2.81 million contract to upgrade A Street wastewater capacity

The Port Angeles City Council voted unanimously April 21, 2026 to award a construction contract for the A Street Wastewater Capacity Improvement Project (WW0222) to Interwest Construction, Inc. of Burlington, Washington.

Public Works Director Scott Curtain presented the bid results and staff recommendation. Curtain said the project addresses a high‑risk capacity constraint in the sanitary sewer collection system, and that Interwest was the lowest responsive bidder. He described the work as running from the alley between 8th and 9th down 8th Street and, with the accepted additive alternate, terminating near 17th Street in the public works yard. The contract award amount presented to council was approximately $2.81 million (including taxes). Funding is available in the approved 2026–2031 capital facilities plan and includes a $1,393,100 Opportunity Fund grant, $500,000 in NICE funding, with the remaining costs covered by the wastewater utility capital project fund.

Council members praised the project’s expected benefits for infrastructure capacity and housing and economic development opportunities. One council member noted local job benefits from contracting and expressed excitement to “see a shovel in the ground.” After a brief discussion and a motion to award the contract, council voted to approve the contract and authorized the city manager to execute the contract documents and make minor modifications as necessary.

Next steps: staff will finalize contract execution, coordinate a construction schedule with public notification about traffic impacts, and begin work anticipated to move quickly through the summer construction window.