Description
The City of Fort Smith Utility Department issued a bid for the P Street Waste‑Water Treatment Plant Fine Screens and Scum‑Grease Removal Project, a municipal wastewater‑treatment upgrade comprising five line‑item scopes: fine‑screen construction, bar‑screen retrofits (labor and parts), screwpactor installation with discharge chute, and associated electrical/SCADA work. The engineered total estimate for the project is $996,000, with five contractors submitting bids ranging from $639,080 to $881,000. No award decision is recorded in the provided tabulation. The project is localized to Fort Smith, Arkansas, and reflects a typical municipal water‑infrastructure improvement that may generate future maintenance or expansion opportunities.
• Scope includes mechanical screen fabrication, bar‑screen upgrades, and control‑system installation.
• Competitive bidding yielded a low bid (Crossland Heavy) at $639,080, about 36% under the engineer’s estimate.
• No award, start, or end dates are disclosed; the bid opening occurred on 29 Jan 2019.