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Williston approves $541,500 engineering amendment to pursue reuse water for golf-course expansion
Summary
The Williston City Commission approved an AE2S Task Order amendment, not to exceed $541,500, to design reuse-water connections for a municipal golf-course expansion; WPRD will cover 90% of the engineering cost and construction is preliminarily estimated at $2.5 million.
Williston’s Board of City Commissioners on Oct. 28 approved Amendment 1 to AE2S Task Order 7 to advance design and construction services for reuse-water infrastructure to support parks and a planned municipal golf-course expansion. City Engineer David Juma presented the request and details of the proposal.
The amendment is an hourly-rate agreement capped at $541,500. Williston Parks and Recreation District (WPRD) has agreed to pay 90% of that engineering cost, leaving up to $54,150 as the City’s potential share. Juma told the commission the construction estimate for the reuse-water connection, including an 8‑inch line from the Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility and associated ponds and bores where needed, is roughly $2.5 million based on preliminary figures.
The engineering scope covers alignment review, water-quality and regulatory compliance work, construction administration and observation, and coordination with the Department of Environmental Quality on reuse standards. Juma said the line would be shallow and require annual winterization and spring startup; responsibility for those seasonal tasks remains under discussion between the City and WPRD.
Commissioner Lucas Gjovig moved to approve the amendment; Commissioner James Bervig seconded. The motion carried 5–0.
Next steps include finalizing design details, clarifying winterization responsibilities with WPRD, and advancing bidding and construction planning if funding and approvals align. The amendment approval allows the City and its partners to proceed to more detailed engineering work that the staff said is necessary before construction budgeting and procurement.
