Arkansas City commissioners moved one step closer Tuesday toward making millions of dollars in repairs and upgrades to the city’s wastewater treatment plant. The commission unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the city to enter into a contract agreement with Burns and McDonnell/CAS Constructors, for the design-build of the wastewater plant at a cost not to exceed $12,085,118. The contract includes a two-stage notice to proceed. The first stage authorizes the plant design work at a cost of not more than $2 million. “We have $2 million cash on hand that we can commit to that,” City Manager Randy Frazer said. Frazer said the second stage authorizes the construction. He said that the city will apply for a Kansas Department of Health and Human Services loan in the amount of $10.5 million to fund that project. City officials have said sewer rates likely would be increased to fund the construction, but there are no specifics yet.
Source: The Arkansas City Traveler
