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Commissioners approve $3.38 million contract for two raw-water wellhead sites
Summary
Polk County awarded a construction contract not to exceed $3,379,950 to build wellhead facilities at Holly Hill and Oak Hill wells after receiving two bids; contract time is 300 calendar days and funding is from the Utilities Community Investment Program.
The board approved a construction contract to build wellhead facilities at Holly Hill (Upper Florida Aquifer Well No. 2) and Oak Hill (Well No. 4), a one‑time expense not to exceed $3,379,950. Staff said bid number 25‑Z‑402 produced a lowest responsive bid of $3,219,000 and the proposed contract includes an allowance/contingency per county resolution to reach the $3,379,950 total. The county set final completion at 300 calendar days.
Staff told commissioners the work includes vertical turbine pumps, piping, electrical equipment and ancillary services required to pump raw water to production facilities, and that funding is available in the Utilities Community Investment Program. The motion passed by voice vote.
