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Kent awards Mill Creek storm-pipe maintenance contract to Janssen Inc.; council authorizes mayor to sign
Summary
The council approved awarding the Mill Creek reestablishment and storm-pipe maintenance project to Janssen Inc. of Bellingham for just under $2 million (engineer estimate $2,167,000), with staff saying the work will add access points and clean a section of Mill Creek by the end of summer; the vote was 6-0.
The Kent City Council voted June 16 to award the Mill Creek reestablishment and 76th Avenue South storm-pipe maintenance project to Janssen Incorporated of Bellingham for a bid described as "just under $2,000,000," on an engineer's estimate of $2,167,000.
Chad Buren, the city's public works director, described the project as adding access points to a major storm pipe west of 76th Avenue and cleaning an additional downstream section of Mill Creek, and said staff had advertised the work and received nine bids. "So we advertised and got 9 bids... a little bit was from Janssen Inc, out of Bellingham for just under $2,000,000, on an engineer's estimate of $2,167,000, and we recommend award," Buren said.
A council member moved to award the project and authorize the mayor to sign all necessary documents subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the city attorney and public-works director; the motion passed 6-0.
Why it matters: the project is intended to improve access for maintenance on an important storm-pipe section and to clear creek segments that help prevent localized flooding; staff said the work should be completed by the end of the summer. The council authorized the mayor to finalize contract documents once legal and technical terms are settled.
What happens next: the mayor will sign the contract after staff and the city attorney finalize terms, and public works will proceed with scheduling and permitting steps for the summer work.
