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Safford council approves Crossco well materials, warehouse meters purchase and U of A well-extension agreement
Summary
Council approved roughly $130,000 in plumbing materials for the Crossco well, a $312,421 warehouse purchase of meters and transmitters, and a five-year extension with the University of Arizona allowing city wells on UA property to remain an option for future water supply planning.
During the March 10 meeting, the Safford City Council approved several water-related procurement and agreement items:
- Crossco well plumbing materials: staff identified Ferguson Waterworks as the lowest responsive bidder and council approved purchase of materials to connect an arsenic-removal system at the Crossco well in the amount of $129,950.63 (CIP WA2102 budgeted at $420,000). Staff clarified labor would be in-house and future electrical work would be bid as a separate component.
- Warehouse meters and transmitters: council approved a discretionary warehouse purchase to stock 384 meters and 486 transmitters to support ad-hoc replacements and a planned multi-year permanent rotation; the purchase total was $312,421.22.
- University of Arizona (U of A) well agreement extension: the council approved a second consecutive five-year extension of an existing agreement with the UA Board of Regents to allow the city to drill and operate two wells on UA property at the Mount Graham International Observatory camp. Staff said the site is outside the Impact Zone defined by the regional settlement and that the location could be brought back into service if corrective measures mitigate prior quality and sand-intrusion problems.
Each action was approved by council motion and recorded as 'all in favor.' Staff said the purchases and agreement extend the city’s options for ensuring water supply and supporting infrastructure maintenance.
