Waste-Water Collection System Rehabilitation project
Phase 4 of the Waste-Water Collection System Rehabilitation project got the go-ahead with a 5-0 vote to approve a $874,042 contract to Sapulpa Digging, the lowest bidder of five who returned bids.
The City is currently under a consent order from the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality to eliminate “bypass events,” which occur when, during heavy rainfall, rainwater enters the sewer system through cracks or broken pipes, causing the system to exceed capacity and become overloaded. Because of this, the backed up sewage “daylights” wherever it can. The Waste-Water Collection System Rehabilitation project is a multi-phased approach that seeks to remedy these issues.
Phases 1 and 2 of the project have been completed and Phase 3 is currently under construction. Phase 4 work includes improvements to the waste-water treatment plant and pumping corridor, which covers three lift stations starting at Hillcrest Country Club through the high school.
Director of Engineering Micah Siemers told the council Monday there is another phase following Phase 4, and that likely the issue would be ongoing into the foreseeable future due to additional regulations.
Enterprise Resource Management System
Another multi-phase project expected to take years to complete also got a “thumbs up” from the council on Monday, with a 5-0 vote to award a contract to Tyler Technologies to implement a citywide Enterprise Resource Management System. The project will pull together City of Bartlesville software systems, making them compatible and offering users, including staff and citizens, more efficient options.
The system will tie together services such as police, fire and codes enforcement, as well as finance and human resources, Administrative Services Director/CFO Mike Bailey told the council during a previous meeting.
“The range of this operation is huge,” Bailey said. “We believe this is something that will be very well used by the citizens of Bartlesville.”
Following staff recommendations, the council awarded a contract to Tyler Technologies in the amount of $1,311,047. The City’s current budget will allow for completion of the first two phases of the project at a cost of $843,499. It is anticipated the council will consider additional requests for $394,878 in the next budget for the third phase, and another $72,650 in Fiscal Year 2019 for the final phase.