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Independence council approves wastewater plant contract; funding described as State Revolving Fund
Summary
The council voted 6-1 July 13 to award the wastewater treatment plant modification contract to Woodruff Construction of Waterloo; meeting remarks said funding will come through the State Revolving Fund. The meeting transcript contains inconsistent bid figures that appear to be transcription errors.
The Independence City Council on July 13 voted to award a contract for modifications to the city’s wastewater treatment plant to Woodruff Construction of Waterloo, with the council vote recorded as 6-1.
Council discussion identified Woodruff as the recommended bidder; meeting remarks stated that funding for the project would be secured through the State Revolving Fund. “The funding for this would be, secured through the state revolving fund,” the Chair said during the vote.
Council members asked questions about bidder qualifications and whether elements of the work could be removed to reduce cost; staff responded that removing scope after bids have been opened would require rebidding. A council member asked whether the recommended bidder had previously done work at the plant; staff replied that Woodruff had not worked at this plant but was experienced on treatment plants across Iowa and other states.
The council’s roll-call vote on the contract award was recorded as: Hannah — yes; Moore — yes; Prasadar — yes; Manor — yes; O’Loughlin — yes; Appleby — no; Weber — yes (tally 6–1).
The figure read aloud by staff as the contract amount during the meeting was $5,058,176,300. Meeting materials and earlier statements referenced other numbers in the bid discussion; the transcript contains inconsistent numeric values for bids. Because those figures appear inconsistent within the record, the city should be consulted for the official contract amount and the bid tabulation posted with the city clerk’s office.
What’s next: The mayor was authorized to sign the resolution award and the city will pursue State Revolving Fund financing and proceed with procurement follow-up and contract execution as required.
