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Council awards contract to Harper Brothers for industrial pump station, cites lower bid than earlier estimate
Summary
Council approved a contract with Harper Brothers Construction for replacement of a 1981 industrial pump station and upgraded storage; presenter cited a packet figure reported in the meeting as about 27,981,000 and said the project had originally been estimated near $40,000,000.
A presenter described the industrial pump station—originally built in 1981 with 500,000 gallons of storage—as undersized for current industrial demand and asked the council to authorize Harper Brothers Construction, LLC to construct a replacement pump station and storage tanks.
The presenter said bids were opened and scored, and that Harper Brothers was the selected contractor. The presenter stated a figure in the packet that was reported in the meeting as approximately "27,981,000" and noted the project had been estimated earlier at about $40,000,000.
"Wasn't this originally estimated about $40,000,000?" one council member asked; staff confirmed the earlier estimate was a little over $40,000,000. Council moved to approve the contract and voted unanimously.
Why it matters: the project will increase water storage and pumping capacity for the industrial area and planned growth; the council approved award of the construction contract and staff will move forward with contract administration.
Quoted speakers in this article are from the meeting transcript; the construction figure is reported as stated in the meeting packet and transcript.
