City Council to consider high-dollar projects at Tuesday meeting

Lynn Walker, Wichita Falls Times Record News
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Replacement of the leaky, century-old Ninth Street water tower will cost more than $5 million.
Replacement of the leaky, century-old Ninth Street water tower will cost more than $5 million.

Wichita Falls City Councilors will consider spending several million dollars on various projects when they meet Tuesday.

The item with the highest price tag is replacement of the century-old Ninth Street water tower which has begun to leak. Winning bid for the project was from Phoenix Fabricators and Erectors, LLC of Indiana in the amount of $4,543,176.

A second item related to the old tower is for piping and other construction. The only bidder for that was KLA Adams Construction, LLC of Iowa Park in the amount of $775,895.

Expansion of a retention basin behind the city's transfer station will cost $2,226,886 and will go to Earth Builders, LP of Decatur Texas. The purpose of the expansion is to contain floodwaters from Quail Creek.

Councilors will consider paying architect Gerri A. Kielhofner of Missouri $95,500 for plans to make the Ray Clymer Exhibit Hall at MPEC look more like the hotel and conference center being built nearby. The city made a deal with the developer to make the exhibit hall match the "look and feel" or the new buildings. The project will cost about $3 million.

The council will consider providing Winfield Solutions, L.L.C and Land O’Lakes, Inc. up to $1,248,000 in incentives to build a new plant at the Wichita Falls Business park and hire eight additional people to staff it.

Other items councilors will consider include:

  • Remodeling the TV studio in the city's Public Information Office at a cost of  $152,775 from the Public Educational and Governmental Fund.

  • Accepting a grant of $149,955 from the Department of State Health Services for HIV/STD-DIS prevention.

  • Paying Yamaha Motor Finance Corp.$188,160 for a 48-month lease of 70 golf cars for Champions Golf Course.

  • Amending an agreement for construction of the Veterans Memorial Plaza at Lake Wichita for $63,000 to be paid by the Lake Wichita Revitalization Committee.

This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: City Council to consider high-dollar projects at Tuesday meeting