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Pineville approves $2.35 million contract for Pump Station No. 1 renovations; council discusses value engineering
Summary
The council approved awarding the wastewater treatment Pump Station No. 1 renovations to the low bidder, Benchmark Construction, at $2,352,000. Staff discussed piping changes to increase flexibility between plants and considered removing a generator to reduce cost pending grant funding.
The Pineville City Council on April 14 approved a resolution to award a contract for renovations to Pump Station No. 1 at the municipal wastewater treatment plant to the low bidder, Benchmark Construction, for $2,352,000.
City staff described the pump station as one of the city’s oldest assets (originally built approximately in 1965) and explained that the rehabilitation will include piping modifications to allow the city to route effluent either to the mechanical treatment plant (1.5 million gallons per day) or to the lagoon plant, providing operational flexibility in case of mechanical failures. “With some piping modifications, we’re gonna set it up where… we can put all of the waste to the mechanical plant… or we can divert the flow all to our lagoon plant,” the city engineer said.
Staff reported receiving four bids; the low bid from Benchmark Construction was $2,352,000 while the engineer’s estimate had been about $2.1 million. Council and staff discussed value engineering options to reduce cost, including potentially deleting the included generator now and leaving electrical slab and transfer switch work in place so a generator could be added later if a FEMA or grant program becomes available.
Council moved, seconded, and approved awarding the contract to the low bidder. Staff said project details and any value-engineering adjustments will be handled in coordination with the mayor’s office and project engineers.
What happens next: staff will proceed with contract award paperwork and value-engineering discussions; the city will prepare electrical slab and transfer switch provisions so a generator could be installed later if funding is secured.
