Deer Creek receives favorable bids for water tower project
News | Published on April 30, 2024 at 2:18pm EDT | Author: henningmaster
0Eight bids received for water tower project
By Chad Koenen
Publisher
An expansive water tower project received some unexpected, but welcomed news last week in Deer Creek.
During its regularly scheduled meeting last Monday night, the Deer Creek City Council approved a low bid of $353,050 from Onyx Blasting and Coating for this summer’s water tower rehabilitation project. A total of eight bids were received, ranging from the low bid from Onyx Blasting and Coating, all the way up to a bid of $852,500.
The low bid was about five percent lower than the estimated $372,300 cost from city engineers Bolton and Menk, Inc.
As part of the project, the city will be rehabbing the 100,000 gallon water tower in town with a new safety climb system, new 24” pressure manway access in the bottom of the tank, new tank mixer, new recirculation pump, new “mud” valve at the bottom of the tank, as well as several other repairs to the water tower.
The water tower will need to be taken off line for a portion of the project and the City of Deer Creek is planning to install a 10,000 gallon pressure tank to keep water flowing in town for the entirety of the project.