Wastewater treatment plant expansion
Expansion of the city wastewater treatment plant built by FX Construction. The council approved change order #1 on Sept. 15, 2020 and change order #2 in January 2021.
- Where it stands
- Under construction
- Type
- Public project
Every hearing and vote
September 15, 2020 · City Council
Wastewater treatment plant expansion, change order #1
Approved · 4-0
The consent agenda approved change order #1 with FX Construction.
January 5, 2021 · City Council
Wastewater treatment plant expansion, change order #2
Approved · 4-0
The consent agenda approved change order #2 with FX Construction, which includes a $1,930,500 gravity sewer main installation identified in impact fees. Council Member Clark said she prefers smaller, more frequent change orders.
May 12, 2022 · City Council work session
Budget assumptions for the operating budget: capital projects
Discussed
Discussion covered about $10,800,000 in unallocated general fund money meant for the community center and library, now on hold, and a $15,000 to $20,000 placeholder for a long-term facilities plan consultant. Road topics included Mid Valley Road East and Hidden Valley Parkway, Lone Tree Parkway to Old Airport Road, Old Airport Road to Wride Memorial Highway and the timing of the Mountain View Corridor connection. Members asked for funding to finish a traffic light at Stonebridge Lane and Ranches Parkway this fiscal year, and a light at Woodhaven Boulevard and Pony Express Parkway. Wastewater items were the headworks expansion, described as failing and a priority, Type 1 effluent disposal, rapid infiltration basin rehabilitation and leveling 12 acres north of the old basins. Parks items included adding the Pony Express Regional Trail to the impact fee facilities plan and lights and a concession stand at Pioneer Park. Council Member Jared Gray advocated adding three Utah County Sheriff positions now and a fourth in January. Students from Cedar Valley High School suggested an "EM" mountainside marker.
May 24, 2022 · City Council work session
Budget assumptions for the operating budget
Discussed
Discussion covered fleet vehicle needs, shared vehicles, fleet size and resales; citizen response management software at a $30,500 initial cost with an annual fee of about $21,000, a 5 percent annual adjustment and a five-year term; raising the sewer treatment plant headworks project budget from $2,000,000 to $3,000,000; and the annual payment on a land purchase option in the wastewater fund, with the land possibly used for another purpose later.
July 5, 2022 · City Council
Wastewater treatment plant headworks facility, VanCon, Inc.
Approved · 5-0
The headworks facility contract with VanCon, Inc. was approved on the consent agenda. Work session discussion covered impact fee facility plan calculations in an inflationary economy and a budget amendment for the added cost. The minutes give no dollar amount.
September 6, 2022 · City Council
Change orders: Eagle Mountain Boulevard widening and wastewater plant
Approved · 4-0
WW Clyde's change order 1 for Eagle Mountain Boulevard widening and Aqua Engineering's change order 4 for the wastewater treatment plant were approved. For the Aqua order, the contractor did unrequested work and offered to write off the full amount; staff recommended paying half as a matter of fairness, and members agreed provided a process is created to prevent future scope misunderstandings. No dollar amounts are in the minutes.
October 18, 2022 · City Council
Wastewater treatment plant change order 5, Aqua Engineering
Denied · 4-0
The change order of $23,047.91 was pulled from the consent agenda. In the work session Wright was uncomfortable approving it; staff said the contract's full value for the work would have been about $120,000 and that the contractor had a 2.5 percent overhead margin, and Council Member Colby Curtis said he struggled to pay for uncontracted services. The council denied the change order.
December 6, 2022 · City Council
Wastewater treatment plant expansion change order 5, Aqua Engineering
Approved · 5-0
The change order, not to exceed $92,191.62, was approved on the consent agenda. It follows a $23,047.91 change order denied on October 18.
March 7, 2023 · City Council
Wastewater treatment plant headworks change order 1, VanCon, Inc.
Approved · 4-0
The city engineer said the cost remains well below the next-lowest bid, and Council Member Jared Gray asked staff to verify sales taxes are included in future bids. Approved on the consent agenda; the minutes give no amount.
September 19, 2023 · City Council
Consent: OpenGov permitting software, wildlife migration fence agreement, CDBG management, headworks change order, Firefly plat and Pet Care site plan
Approved · 4-0
The consent agenda approved a professional services agreement for OpenGov permitting and licensing software, a cooperative agreement with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources for Phase 1 of a wildlife migration corridor fence (amended to cap years 2 to 5 costs at the lesser of $32,000 or 20 percent of the grant per year), a Community Development Block Grant management agreement with Mountainland Association of Governments, Change Order #3 for the wastewater treatment plant headworks with VanCon, Inc., a Firefly preliminary plat, an Eagle Mountain Pet Care site plan, a water rate fee schedule resolution and the appointment of Brandon Larsen as Planning Director. The minutes give no amounts for the software, headworks change order or loader purchase; they also approved the purchase of a Caterpillar 926M loader from Wheeler Machinery on a state contract and several bond releases.
February 20, 2024 · City Council
Consent change orders: booster pumps, wastewater headworks, Smith Ranch restroom
Approved · 5-0
The consent agenda approved Change Order #1 for the Cory B. Wride Memorial Park and Pony Express booster pumps and Change Order #4 for the wastewater treatment plant headworks, both with VanCon, Inc., and Change Order #2 for the Smith Ranch Community Park CXT restroom. Public Works Director Brad Hickman said the restroom must move about 70 feet and the CXT model is larger and insulated for year-round use; Wright checked that the crane cost was fair. The minutes give no amounts.
April 1, 2025 · City Council
Wastewater treatment technology and construction method
Approved · 5-0
City Manager Benjamin Reeves presented work by consultants AE2S and JWO evaluating oxidation ditch with disc filters, aerobic granular sludge with disc filters, and membrane bioreactor. Staff recommended the membrane bioreactor for scalability, compact footprint and high-quality reuse water despite higher energy costs, and construction-manager/general-contractor delivery over design-bid-build. No amounts or bids are listed.
June 17, 2025 · City Council
Change order #1, wastewater treatment plant upgrade
Approved · 5-0
Public Works Director Brad Hickman said the change order aligns the 4.8 million gallon a day upgrade with projected demand and avoids the cost of later incremental expansion.
August 19, 2025 · City Council
Wastewater master plan and impact fee facilities plan (work session)
Discussed
Jared Oldroyd of JWO Engineering presented on full build-out needs and expansion planning.
October 7, 2025 · City Council
Consent agenda: bond releases, Horrocks change order, stake center site plan and AE2S amendment
Approved · 4-0
Items included Antelope Meadows, Firefly NPA 8, District at Town Center and Hidden Hollow bond releases; change order #2 with Horrocks Engineers for the transportation master plan and Spring Run layout review (no amount stated); the Parkway Fields Stake Center site plan; and an amendment with Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services formalizing scope, schedule and cost for the 6.0 million gallon a day sewer treatment plant design, including a $1,943,049 increase. The original agreement was signed Nov. 7, 2024; the item title says water treatment, which conflicts with the wastewater subject.
November 5, 2025 · City Council
Wastewater master plan and impact fee facilities plan
Approved · 5-0
City Engineer Vince Hogge said the impact fee plan covers a five-year horizon and the master plan covers full buildout, with upgrades to the East, West and Pole Canyon trunk lines, the treatment plant and treated water disposal. No one spoke.
January 6, 2026 · City Council
Consent agenda: bond releases, wastewater expansion contract and separation agreement
Approved · 4-0
Items were bond releases for Sage Canyon Middle School (into warranty), Cleverly Court and Harmony Phase A Plat 12 (out of warranty); award of the construction-manager/general-contractor bid for the 6 million gallon a day membrane wastewater expansion to MGC Contractors, with project background presented by Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services; and a separation agreement and general release. No contract value is stated. The motion also amended the Dec. 16 minutes to show the Firefly NPA 9.A vote as 3-0.
April 21, 2026 · City Council
Consent agenda: special revenue funds, surplus vehicles, membrane equipment award and wastewater report
Approved · 5-0
Items were a resolution establishing special revenue funds for CDBG, the RAP tax, community development and public art; declaring surplus fleet vehicles; the award of work authorization GMP 1 for membrane filtration system equipment procurement for the 6.0 MGD wastewater expansion to MGC Contractors, Inc. (two manufacturers met specifications and the award followed a staff review; no amount stated); and the 2025 municipal wastewater planning report. Change orders #2 and #3 for the Belle Street booster power conduit and SCADA were removed and tabled.