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Sunman council reviews quotes for cleaning wells 4 and 5; cheaper local quote favored
Summary
Council compared two quotes to service wells 4 and 5: National Water proposed a higher-cost option with additional services and testing (~$45,000), while a local vendor quoted about $23,000 for similar scope; members signaled preference for the less expensive option given well 6 remains operational and lower risk.
The Sunman Town Council reviewed competing quotes to clean and service wells 4 and 5, weighing the relative benefits of additional on-site testing and keeping pumps online against steep price differences.
Chair (speaker 3) and utility staff (speaker 6) described two proposals: a National Water quote (higher-cost) that includes additional services and daily testing during the cleaning process and a lower-cost local quote (about half the price) with a comparable scope of initial cleaning. Utility staff said wells 4 and 5 show higher iron and require more frequent filter backwash; well 6 is up and running and reducing demand pressure while the council schedules maintenance.
Utility staff explained the more expensive quote would allow pumps to stay online and provide daily tests during the cleaning to confirm water quality before returning a well to service. The chair and other council members noted that because well 6 is functioning as the high-service pump, the town could accept the less expensive option and save upfront costs, while retaining the option to address additional repairs later if testing indicated problems.
Committee member (speaker 4) moved to accept the local vendor (the lower-cost quote) and a second was recorded; the transcript shows discussion and a motion to proceed but does not include an explicit recorded final tally in the provided segments.
Council asked staff to ensure the cheaper vendor's scope includes required testing or to add post-service testing to confirm water quality once the work is completed. The council directed staff to finalize the contract for the lower-cost option while protecting the town's ability to require further remediation if post-service tests fail.
