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Ordinance amending FY21-22 budget Little Obed Pump Station Inline Grinder
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SUMMARY: Veolia has continued to have problems with the Little Obed sewer pumps for the past three years. During the past four years, the City has spent and is in the process of spending $66,156 for repairs because of clogging and solids creating an unbalanced pump which eventually breaks the pump. This amount does not include hoist repair of approximately $10,000. This has become an unending maintenance cycle of pump repair. City and Veolia staff have met several times with GRW to discuss solutions to this problem. The final and best solution has been determined to be installing an additional structure with an inline grinder. GRW has contacted other utilities that have installed this type of grinder and it has solved their issues with the solids.
Attached is a proposal from GRW for the Engineering of an inline grinder for this pump station in a lump sum amount of $32,000. Staff recommends the approval of the project and proposal. A budget amendment will be necessary.
BUDGET ACCOUNT:
Recommended Action
NECESSARY COUNCIL ACTION: Approve proposal and budget amendment