The Chandler Municipal Authority awarded a bid to Orr Construction for the Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion at their regular meeting on Oct. 14.
The bid was for about $3.88 million and was the lowest of the four received. Orr Construction was awarded the bid for the Water Treatment Facility Expansion -- worth $16.3 million -- at last month’s meeting. The expansion of the wastewater plant will double the treatment capacity to help handle wastewater from the new casino currently being built by the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma.
The CMAtabled an agreement with the tribe that would settle the payment process. The project is being funded by grants and the Iowa Tribe. They also tabled a contract with Orr over the water treatment plant, as a change order wasn’t included on the agenda.
Other items approved during the CMAmeeting include an invoice from HCGC, LLC of $591.80 for the Reed Park project, a pay app of $3,524 to Scapes, Inc. for the Imel Park project, and a pay app of $187,495.80 to Firebrand Construction, LLC. for the Reed Park project.
The Chandler City Council officially approved a new ordinance that restricts the construction of wind sconversion systems within city limits in the meeting immediately following the CMA.
The ordinance was tentatively approved at the previous meeting. The ordinance only allows turbines in AG 1 and AG 2 with a maximum height of 80 feet. It also set up a permit and review process and restricts turbines around city lakes.
The Council approved an official naming policy for streets and parks. The new policy requires that citizens gather a certain number of signatures in support of naming a street or park after a person before bringing it to the Council. It also sets requirements for who is eligible for the honor -- namely, residents or business owners, current or past, who have made a significant contribution to Chandler.
The Council approved the surplus of five vehicles in the Public Works department. Director NAME said the vehicles could not be used and the department had already replaced them with new ones through a lease agreement with Enterprise.
They also listened to citizen concerns about large trucks and semis using Second Street due to GPS routing errors. The trucks have caused damage to roads and property in the area. Possible signage solutions were discussed; however, as it wasn’t on the agenda, no direct action was taken.
The Council tabled an agreement with Centranet to install fiber broadband infrastructure within city limits, pending legal review of specific clauses in the contract.