New Fate pump station could cost up to $6.2 million

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March 5, 2010

By JIM HARDIN CNHI The Zope Gazette Fri Mar 05, 2010, 03:09 PM CST

FATE — Increasing water demand for a growing city could result in the City of Fate spending $6.2 million for pump station improvements.

During a workshop held Monday night prior to the regular meeting, city council members saw the “opinion of probable construction cost,” which included an estimated project cost of more than $4.7 million, engineering fees of $530,000 and a 20 percent contingency that totaled almost $950,000

City Manager Vicki Mikel said the Pump Station No. 2 project would replace a temporary pump station at the same location.

“We don’t have a choice,” Mikel said of the necessity for the project.

Mikel said it is important for the city to move forward with engineering because that part of the project would take six to eight months to complete.

The city manager and other speakers commented during the workshop that the project is important because the city continues to grow and the demand for water continues to increase, especially during the summer months.

The project cost would be paid from water rate revenue. Mikel said the project would not affect the tax rate.

Mikel said she also is researching possible funding assistance, including “low to no interest rate financing.”

The city council also approved a resolution to set a date, time and place for public hearings on the proposed annexation of five parcels of land on the south side of Interstate 30.

The first public hearing will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, April 5, during a regular meeting of the city council. The second public hearing will be held the next day at 7 p.m. Both public hearings will be held at the Fate Community Center, 104 S. W.E. Crawford.

Mikel said the five individual parcels are “pockets” of land that are surrounded by the City of Fate.

Among other action, the city council also approved a resolution awarding a design build contract to Speed Fab-Crete to build a fire station.

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