Republic Council agrees on firm for new $42 million wastewater system

A good portion of the Republic City Council was present at the body’s Feb. 15 meeting where those members in attendance voted to allow the city to engage engineering firm Burns and McDonnell to install a new wastewater treatment system for the city, for an amount not to exceed $42,823,000, more specifically not to exceed $10,300,000 for Phase 1. Phase 1 includes Lift Station No. 4, Lower Brookline Linear System, McElhaney Lift Station, wastewater treatment facility blending, and wastewater treatment facility expansion.
Members Shane Grooms, Christopher Updike, Gerry Pool and Mayor Matt Russell were not present for the meeting which was presided over by member Jim Deichman. The $42 million-plus resolution was the last actionable agenda item and passed 5-0 with little fanfare, or discussion.
In other action
The city council also voted 5-0 passing a resolution:
- Approving a preliminary plat for Republic Industrial Subdivision, 37.98 acres, at South State Highway MM and West Farm Road 144;
- To adopt the affidavit of scrivener’s error in Resolution 21-R-40.
Consent agenda
In the earlier moments of the meeting, as part of the consent agenda, the council voted to pass a resolution authorizing a second amendment to Task Order No. 10 with Burn and McDonnell to reduce the overall cost from $2,377,500 to $1,103,710.