The council is being asked to officially accept the completed work and authorize final payment for a contract with Specialized Maintenance Services, Inc. to clean and inspect sanitary sewer pipes across all ten council districts. The final contract cost of $3,828,647.42 came in slightly under the original contract amount of $3,844,601.40.

What it means for you

This work involved cleaning and camera-inspecting sewer lines citywide to help prevent sewage overflows, as required under a federal and state environmental agreement the city is obligated to follow. Residents across all ten districts may be affected by the sewer system maintenance this contract covered.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Motion 2025-0727, official minutes of Oct 21-22, 2025.