Bid date set to expand Anderson water treatment plant
The Anderson Board of Works on Tuesday approved the request of Neal McKee, superintendent of the water department, to set the date to accept bids.
McKee said the planned work would expand the capacity of the plant from 10 million gallons per day to 14 million.
He said the work is expected to start in May or June.
The city is issuing $130 million in bonds over the next three years to upgrade the water system.
The council has already approved $9 million in American Rescue Plan funds, and the Anderson Redevelopment Commission is providing $19 million toward the project.
All the work is scheduled to be completed by September 2029, with work on the initial phase starting later this year.
Included in the first bond is the beginning of a process to replace lead service lines in several neighborhoods and at scattered sites. It also includes the development of two new wells north of the city that will include a new line to the Lafayette treatment plant and a new transmission line from Cross Street to the water tank on Eighth Street.
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The Board of Works approved a contract with DC Construction in the amount of $252,838 for the resurfacing of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near Madison Avenue.
City Engineer Matt House said the estimate was $247,970 for the paving work.
The board approved a contract with EP Collaboration in the amount of $32,800 that was requested by the Anderson Community Development Department.
The contract runs through 2030 and includes work on the consolidated strategic plan and fair housing.
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