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Flowood board authorizes emergency repairs to Noranco Well No. 2 after capacity loss
Summary
City public works staff reported Noranco Well No. 2 lost pumping capacity and the board authorized emergency repairs and a work order with Grinder Drilling Service, Inc., at an estimated cost of about $70,000; authorization was unanimous.
The City of Flowood’s Board of Aldermen unanimously authorized emergency repairs to Noranco Water Well No. 2 after Public Works Director Garry Miller reported the well had lost pumping capacity and been taken offline for inspection. An inspection by Grinder Drilling Service, Inc., concluded that a complete well cleaning and additional immediate repairs were needed to return the well to service, with estimated costs of about $70,000.
Miller told the board the condition of the well required expedited work and that delaying for competitive bidding would be detrimental to the city’s water service. Alderman Kathy Smith moved to authorize the emergency repairs and to grant the mayor authority to execute a work order/contract with Grinder Drilling Service, Inc.; Alderman Dusty Rhoads seconded the motion. The board voted unanimously in favor.
City minutes record the authorization as an emergency procurement under the city’s contracting procedures. The work order and the contractor named in the minutes were recorded as Grinder Drilling Service, Inc.; the minutes list the cost estimate as “approximately $70,000.” The board did not specify a funding source in the minutes.
Next steps recorded in the minutes: the mayor was authorized to sign the work order/contract and staff are to proceed with the repairs. The minutes contain no additional details about a firm contract price, expected downtime in service, or contingency funding; those items were not specified.
