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Commission approves funding for test wells and hires geologist to support site selection
Summary
The commission awarded a contract to drill multiple test wells (low bid from Downey Drilling) and approved hiring a geologist to oversee sampling and logs. The capital-improvement account balance cited on the record covers the work; the record contains a minor discrepancy in the motion about the bid amount.
Kelvin Clay of the water department presented bids for phase-two drilling of several 3–6-inch test wells to identify replacement/offset wells after earlier problems with Well No. 6. Clay reported three responsive bids and recommended awarding the contract to the low bidder, Downey Drilling of Lexington, Nebraska, whose low bid appeared in the packet as $73,007.61. Clay noted available capital-improvement funds of about $152,000 in account 65411402.
On the record, the commission moved and voted to approve the contract for the test wells. The motion and subsequent confirmation on the record referenced an approved amount of $73,761 (an inconsistent figure compared with the $73,007.61 low-bid line in the packet). The commission also approved hiring geologist Martha Silks of MS Hydro for oversight, at a quoted cost of $26,145 to review samples, e-logs and coordinate with drillers.
What happens next: the city will execute the drilling contract with the awarded vendor, engage the geologist for sample review and oversight, and proceed with site-selection steps pending any state approvals for well installation.
