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Stolz Mechanical awarded $4.95 million chlorine system replacement
The council voted 5-0 to award Stolz Mechanical Contractors $4,950,000 (BVB 406-25 KD) to replace the plant's chlorine disinfection system, funded from water and sewer fund revenues (CIP 523440). The staff memo said the system was installed around 1996 and was becoming harder to maintain and susceptible to breakdown, and that a temporary backup disinfection system must be installed during construction.[1][2]
Donny HooperDon TippsLes SimpsonStolz Mechanical Contractors, LLC
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On April 14, 2026 the council voted 5-0 (motion by Councilmember Tipps, second by Councilmember Simpson) to award Stolz Mechanical Contractors a $4,950,000 construction contract to replace the Osage plant's chlorine system, funded from water and sewer fund revenues (CIP 523440) after best value bid BVB 406-25 KD. [1][2]
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- $4,950,000
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City of Amarillo Director of Utilities - Operations (staff memo): The staff memo said the chlorine disinfection system was installed around 1996, was becoming more difficult to maintain and susceptible to breaking down, "which makes the system inadequate to meet safe drinking water standards issued by the State and Federal governments," and that construction must include all TCEQ-required safety and process-control parameters. [2]