The Kenai City Council passed a resolution that would authorize an agreement for professional engineering services to provide construction documents for sewer lift station upgrades. The city entered into an agreement with HDL Engineering Consultants in May 2020 after a request for proposals process to provide professional engineering services on water, sewer, and wastewater capital improvement projects. Task 6 under the agreement is intended to provide bid ready construction documents for upgrades to three of the city’s main lift stations.
Several city councilmembers spoke in favor of the resolution, including Henry Knackstedt:
“I definitely support this. One of the highest maintenance items in the city is the lift stations and I think this will go a long ways to help with that.”
Councilman Jim Glendening:
“I also will chime in and say that the lift stations, of course, are important to our process and I know that they have been working hard to come to a successful and favorable operational status and standard for this system and I wholeheartedly support this.”
The project consists of replacement of existing pumps, new pump rails, floats, level transducers, pump controllers and associated components as a majority of the equipment being replaced has surpassed its intended lifespan. The project has been funded through passage of the current Capital Improvement Plan and is listed as a priority project for the city. Completion of the project will allow for the City to continue to provide essential services.
Resolution No. 2021-58 unanimously passed the Kenai City Council.