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[Valdosta fixing sewer system problems before they break, Still, sole-source vendors are a problem @ VCC 2025-12-11]
Valdosta fixing sewer system problems before they break, Still, sole-source vendors are a problem @ VCC 2025-12-11

[Valdosta fixing sewer system problems before they break, Still, sole-source vendors are a problem @ VCC 2025-12-11]
Valdosta fixing sewer system problems before they break, Still, sole-source vendors are a problem @ VCC 2025-12-11

[Valdosta fixing sewer system problems before they break, Still, sole-source vendors are a problem @ VCC 2025-12-11]
Valdosta fixing sewer system problems before they break, Still, sole-source vendors are a problem @ VCC 2025-12-11

[Valdosta fixing sewer system problems before they break, Still, sole-source vendors are a problem @ VCC 2025-12-11]
Valdosta fixing sewer system problems before they break, Still, sole-source vendors are a problem @ VCC 2025-12-11

[Valdosta fixing sewer system problems before they break, Still, sole-source vendors are a problem @ VCC 2025-12-11]
Valdosta fixing sewer system problems before they break, Still, sole-source vendors are a problem @ VCC 2025-12-11

[Valdosta fixing sewer system problems before they break, Still, sole-source vendors are a problem @ VCC 2025-12-11]
Valdosta fixing sewer system problems before they break, Still, sole-source vendors are a problem @ VCC 2025-12-11

[Valdosta fixing sewer system problems before they break, Still, sole-source vendors are a problem @ VCC 2025-12-11]
Valdosta fixing sewer system problems before they break, Still, sole-source vendors are a problem @ VCC 2025-12-11

VCC-Agenda-2025-12-11

[Rezonings, Sale of dogs and cats, Refunding Bonds to be issued by the Valdosta City School System, Georgia Historic Tax Credit Program, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Rezonings, Sale of dogs and cats, Refunding Bonds to be issued by the Valdosta City School System, Georgia Historic Tax Credit Program, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Bids, Valdosta On-Demand, 3 water items, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Bids, Valdosta On-Demand, 3 water items, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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5.e. Consideration of bids for the Knights Academy Road and Goodyear Utilities Projects.

[The City of Valdosta is experiencing increased regional growth within the Cherry Creek basin along the Bemiss Road corridor. New sanitary sewer improvements are required to facilitate growth and new connections to the public sewer system., 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
The City of Valdosta is experiencing increased regional growth within the Cherry Creek basin along the Bemiss Road corridor. New sanitary sewer improvements are required to facilitate growth and new connections to the public sewer system., 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[RPI Underground low bid of 3., 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
RPI Underground low bid of 3., 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Bid Tabulation Project No. 25-11-708, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Bid Tabulation Project No. 25-11-708, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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5.f. Consideration of adjustments to Professional Services Fees for the Knights Academy Road Lift Station.

[Private development in northern Valdosta along Bemiss Road has driven the need for the City to upgrade the sewer collection system to serve this area., 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Private development in northern Valdosta along Bemiss Road has driven the need for the City to upgrade the sewer collection system to serve this area., 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Page 99, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Page 99, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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5.g. Consideration of a cost recovery plan for the Knights Academy Road Lift Station and the Goodyear Lift Station Projects.

[These upgrades have been included in the City’s long range Utility planning with timing dependent upon customer/development needs and City funding., 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
These upgrades have been included in the City’s long range Utility planning with timing dependent upon customer/development needs and City funding., 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Page 101, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Page 101, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Page 102, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Page 102, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Page 103, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Page 103, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Page 104, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Page 104, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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5.h. Consideration of a request to approve the Design Services Agreements for the Barack Obama Boulevard North Widening Project.

[SPLOST IX project... will start just north of Northside Drive (at the north end of the GDOT widening project) and will extend about 3,500 feet north to Inner Perimeter Road., 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
SPLOST IX project... will start just north of Northside Drive (at the north end of the GDOT widening project) and will extend about 3,500 feet north to Inner Perimeter Road., 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Page 106, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Page 106, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[16-inch watermain: LEA Surveying and Engineering Services Agreement, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
16-inch watermain: LEA Surveying and Engineering Services Agreement, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Page 108, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Page 108, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Page 109, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Page 109, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Page 110, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Page 110, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Page 111, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Page 111, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[STANDARD RATE SCHEDULE, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
STANDARD RATE SCHEDULE, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Widening and sidewalks: LEA Surveying and Engineering Services Agreement: Barak Obama Boulevard North Widening, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Widening and sidewalks: LEA Surveying and Engineering Services Agreement: Barak Obama Boulevard North Widening, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Page 114, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Page 114, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Page 115, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Page 115, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[ENGINEERING SERVICES TERMS AND CONDITIONS, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
ENGINEERING SERVICES TERMS AND CONDITIONS, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Page 117, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Page 117, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Page 118, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Page 118, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Standard Rate Schedule, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Standard Rate Schedule, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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6.b. Consideration of a request to approve emergency repairs at the Withlacoochee Wastewater Treatment Plant.

[SPLOST VII. On September 22, 2025, City Staff discovered a sink hole on the existing 36” Ductile Iron sewer main serving the Equalization (EQ) Basin at the Withlacoochee Wastewater Treatment Plant. RPI Underground Utility Contractor was called to repair and replace the Ductile Iron Sewer Main., 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
SPLOST VII. On September 22, 2025, City Staff discovered a sink hole on the existing 36” Ductile Iron sewer main serving the Equalization (EQ) Basin at the Withlacoochee Wastewater Treatment Plant. RPI Underground Utility Contractor was called to repair and replace the Ductile Iron Sewer Main., 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Page 162, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Page 162, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[RPI Invoice No. 7052 for $397,469.13, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
RPI Invoice No. 7052 for $397,469.13, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Photograph: Pipe excavation, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Photograph: Pipe excavation, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Photograph: Pipe under pipe, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Photograph: Pipe under pipe, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Photograph: Gravel under pipe, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Photograph: Gravel under pipe, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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6.c. Consideration of a request to rebuild pumps at the Gornto and Remer Master Lift Stations.

[As the pumps get older, the wear items must be replaced, as well as seals and bearings to lower the risk of failure during operation. The two pumps up for rebuilding are out of service due to excessive wear and are required to be rebuilt before being put back in service., 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
As the pumps get older, the wear items must be replaced, as well as seals and bearings to lower the risk of failure during operation. The two pumps up for rebuilding are out of service due to excessive wear and are required to be rebuilt before being put back in service., 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approve the repair of these two pumps by Xylem Water Solutions, who is the sole source vendor, in the amount of $138,526.40., 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approve the repair of these two pumps by Xylem Water Solutions, who is the sole source vendor
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[Xylem Water Solutions at the address noted above is the only authorized sales and/or service center for Flygt products in the Municipal Market for South Georgia., 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Xylem Water Solutions at the address noted above is the only authorized sales and/or service center for Flygt products in the Municipal Market for South Georgia., 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Xylem invoice 2025-11-14, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Xylem invoice 2025-11-14, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Xylem invoice total: $74,849.60, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Xylem invoice total: $74,849.60, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Xylem invoice 2025-11-21, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Xylem invoice 2025-11-21, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Xylem invoice total: $63,676.80, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Xylem invoice total: $63,676.80, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Xylem Preventative Maintenance Agreement, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Xylem Preventative Maintenance Agreement, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[We just wanted to let you know that we have observed an open unapplied amount of $34,245.00 on the account...., 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
We just wanted to let you know that we have observed an open unapplied amount of $34,245.00 on the account...., 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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6.d. Consideration of a request for the purchase of a new Decanter Unit for the Withlacoochee Wastewater Treatment Plant.

[The Decanter Unit is a critical part of the treatment process in the Withlacoochee Wastewater Treatment Plant’s four Sequencing Batch Reactors (SBRs) which are essentially treatment tanks. Without a properly functioning Decanter Unit, Staff is forced to take the SBR out of service which will decrease treatment capacity. Staff had initially planned to purchase a spare Decanter Unit to keep on hand if one failed., 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
The Decanter Unit is a critical part of the treatment process in the Withlacoochee Wastewater Treatment Plant’s four Sequencing Batch Reactors (SBRs) which are essentially treatment tanks. Without a properly functioning Decanter Unit, Staff is forced to take the SBR out of service which will decrease treatment capacity. Staff had initially planned to purchase a spare Decanter Unit to keep on hand if one failed., 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Page 177, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Page 177, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Aqua-Aerobic Systems Sole Source Letter, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Aqua-Aerobic Systems Sole Source Letter, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Page 179, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Page 179, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Proposal # 181677 by Aqua-Aerobic Systems, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Proposal # 181677 by Aqua-Aerobic Systems, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Page 181, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Page 181, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Total Price: $98,622, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Total Price: $98,622, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Page 183, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Page 183, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Page 184, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Page 184, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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[Photograph of decanter unit, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet]
Photograph of decanter unit, 2025-12-11 --VCC Packet
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P-2017-09-13

[Goodyear (Skipper Bridge) Station, 2017-09-13 --jsq for WWALS]
Goodyear (Skipper Bridge) Station, 2017-09-13 --jsq for WWALS

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[Knights Academy Road & Goodyear Lift Stations, Special Provisions, 2025-11-03, Bid Docs --Valdosta Engineering]
Knights Academy Road & Goodyear Lift Stations, Special Provisions, 2025-11-03, Bid Docs --Valdosta Engineering
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Maps

[Map: Knights Academy Road and Goodyear Lift Stations, 2025-12-30 --WLRWT by WWALS]
Map: Knights Academy Road and Goodyear Lift Stations, 2025-12-30 --WLRWT by WWALS