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Council approves $175,947 engineering agreement for Dwyer Farms sewer improvements
Summary
The Edgerton City Council approved a Phase 1 professional services agreement with Burns & McDonnell for $175,947 to design sanitary sewer improvements for the Dwyer Farms development; the overall project is estimated at $5 million and is expected to be funded with a KDHE low‑interest loan repaid with RHID proceeds.
The Edgerton City Council on Oct. 24 approved a professional services agreement with Burns & McDonnell for engineering work on the Dwyer Farms sanitary sewer improvements, Sites 2 and 3. The Phase 1 contract is $175,947 and covers needs analysis, scope definition and cost estimating; Council authorized the Mayor to execute the agreement pending any City Attorney revisions.
City Public Works Director Dan Merkh told the Council the project will construct roughly 1,800 linear feet of 18‑inch sanitary sewer to serve the new residential development, add an equalization basin and a 30‑inch gravity main at the City Pump Station, and upsize about 245 linear feet of existing 8‑inch sewer. Additional work at the Big Bull Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant will include SCADA upgrades and replacement of aging equipment. Merkh said final recommendations will be determined after completion of the design phase.
Staff estimated the full improvements at about $5,000,000 and said the City intends to finance the project through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund program, with loan repayment made from Rural Housing Incentive District (RHID) funds generated by the Dwyer Farms development. The council motion to approve the Phase 1 agreement passed 5‑0 (moved by Councilmember Josh Lewis; seconded by Councilmember Clay Longanecker).
Mayor Roberts asked questions about proposed limited‑liability language in the agreement, saying he was "not willing to not give the liability to the engineer on the work they do." Ms. Hamrick, a Burns & McDonnell representative, said the firm will leverage previous geotechnical investigations around the decommissioned lagoon and expects prior data to inform the current design.
Council members said they appreciated having an experienced firm given Burns & McDonnell’s prior role as engineer of record for the City’s Big Bull Creek wastewater plant.
The council approved the agreement with Burns & McDonnell 5‑0; staff will return any revised contract language to the City Attorney for final review before execution.
