Awarded vendors
- Passons Underground Utilities, LLC
Description
The City of Johnson City is installing a new subsurface sewage disposal (septic) system at Keefauver Farm Park. The project includes a 5,000‑gal dosing tank, a 5,000‑gal septic tank, low‑pressure pipe field, duplex pump system, associated trenching, backfill, grading, and site restoration. All work must comply with Tennessee DDEC (TDEC) regulations, use an approved engineered design, and be performed by a contractor holding a current TDEC SSDS installer license. A mandatory pre‑bid site visit is required, and a $50,000 rock‑removal allowance is built into the lump‑sum bid.
• Scope: design, supply, install, test, and certify a full septic system (tanks, pumps, low‑pressure pipe, trenching, electrical, grading, and final cleanup).
• Regulatory: Must follow TDEC permit CN‑0762, use approved soil‑map (extra‑high‑intensity), and maintain a valid SSDS installer license.
• Financial: Two bids were received; the award went to Passons Underground Utilities, LLC at a total of $270,000 (base $220,000 + $50,000 contingency). A 5 % bid bond and 100 % performance bond are required.