LAWTON – Contracts for replacement of a water treatment plant filter, a sewage lift station and three miles of sewer mains, were approved by the City Council.
At $1,966,000, Howard Construction of Ardmore was the lower of two bidders for a filter replacement project at the Medicine Park Water Treatment Plant. The cost will be paid from a $50 million loan from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.
Another contract authorizes Jacobs Engineering Group to be paid up to $336,655 for professional services on the replacement of a submersible wastewater lift station and force main near the intersection of Southwest Belmont Avenue and Southwest Sixth Street, including demolition of the existing lift station.
The project timetable includes a ninemonth design phase, two months for soliciting bids, and 12 months for construction.
Jacobs also will receive up to $420,163 for engineering services on replacement of approximately 15,990 linear feet of 8-inch and 10-inch sewer mains and as many as 72 sanitary sewer manholes, at 17 locations in Lawton.
The design work and bidding are projected to span 10 months and construction is expected to take a year to complete, Public Utilities Director Rusty Whisenhunt indicated.
Both jobs will be financed with proceeds from a $30 million Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan, records show.