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Council terminates water-tank maintenance contract, cites long-term overpayments
Summary
The council voted to terminate Utility Service Co. contract CN70407, with staff saying the city paid $216,000 over the past 10 years for services that could have cost about $10,000 in inspections.
The Soap Lake City Council voted to terminate its water-tank maintenance contract (CN70407) with Utility Service Co. (M/Arnold, S/Bryson). The motion carried unanimously.
Public Works Director Olson told the council that terminating the contract would save the city “a lot of money,” and the minutes record that "$216,000 over the last 10 years was paid out, when the inspections could have been done for only $10,000." The minutes attribute that cost comparison to PW Director Olson as part of the discussion supporting termination.
The motion instructs staff to end the contract; the minutes do not specify whether the city will replace vendor services with in-house inspections immediately or pursue a new procurement. The council recorded no dissent to the termination motion.
