Ironwood — The new water treatment plant for the city of Ironwood is on schedule but there is concern about increased costs of materials and construction, according to a project update to the city commission on Monday.
The design phase for the concrete, gravity filtered water treatment plant and pump station to remove manganese and iron from the city water supply is about 60% complete with final design expected to be completed by early December, according to Chris Larson, the project manager with HDR Inc., a St. Louis Park, Minnesota firm conducting the design work. A site plan review will follow with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy and the U.S. Department of Department of Agriculture Office of Rural Development.
With site plan approval, the bidding phase could start in January 2022, he said. At a previous meeting, Larson said the construction would likely be completed by the fall of 2023.
The report that was done two years ago had construction costs approaching $8 million, Larson said. Two years of COVID-19 related supply shortages will likely result with increases in construction costs based on what has occurred from materials shortages through the pandemic, he said.
“So we do have some concern, but we’ll do everything we can to keep the cost down,” Larson said. “We’ll issue it for bidding at a good time so contractors can get it on their schedules and give us their best costs.”
At the time the city commission...
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