Multiple filters are in need of replacement as they can no longer catch the sediments and particles that flow through the plant.
The Stafford Board of Supervisors ordered the repairs and voted to amend a contract originally meant for CH2MHill Inc., a Delaware based engineering company that had originally completed project design in 2018, had originally been contracted to make repairs to the Smith Lake Water Treatment Plant in at Smith Lake Park.
- CH2MHill was bought out in late 2018 by Texas-based firm Jacobs Engineering, and the county had to amend the contract to include Jacobs.
- Because the county was in a rush to repair the water plant while still in operation, the county authorized Jacobs to do the work before making the amendment to the original contract.
Jacobs sent a proposal for construction to the county in January, citing anticipated construction costs $65,294, along with the original design costs the total cost will be $164,248.
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