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Council approves large contractor payments; city says water plant should be producing by mid-August
Summary
Council unanimously approved several contractor payments totaling hundreds of thousands for water plant expansion, lift station and water main replacement, awarded a Catalina water-main bid, and heard PeopleService explain a July 4 lightning-related outage and proposed SCADA and alarm upgrades.
At its July 14 meeting, the Valley City Council approved multiple payments and contracts tied to water and street infrastructure while receiving an operations briefing from the city engineer and contractor representative.
City Engineer Perry presented several resolutions authorizing payments: Vrba Construction (Ginger Woods No. 3 lift station pump replacement, $54,000), Commercial Seeding Contractors (Valley Landing street paving invoice, $4,626.00 to be paid from Core Bank), Eriksen Construction (application for payment No. 18, $314,495.80 for the water treatment plant expansion) and Vrba Construction (FY26 water main replacement application No. 1, $233,609.04). Council approved each resolution unanimously. Bids for the Catalina Water Main Improvements Phase 1 were reviewed and the contract awarded to Judds Bros Construction Co.; the council also approved other payments and contractor invoices noted on the agenda.
Perry told the council the expanded water treatment plant 'should start producing water around August 10—17, 2026' and updated members on lift station pump replacements and well #4. Mike Adair of PeopleService, Inc., reported that a lightning strike damaged a programmable logic controller at the plant on July 4 and described the company's response. Adair said PeopleService plans to upgrade the VT SCADA system and install a pressure alarm on the water tower so staff are notified if pressure drops below 50 psi to help prevent similar outages.
Actions at a glance: Council approved four project payment resolutions and awarded a water-main construction contract; all votes were unanimous. The plant production timeline and the PeopleService upgrade recommendations are expected to guide near-term operations and capital decisions.
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