Prevention Park Cleaner Water Funds

At a glance

What: After bids for Prevention Park (PC3) Phase 2A casing pipes came in far above estimate, the Board rejected all bids and accepted two Cleaner Water grants for planning and design instead.
Where it stands: July 27, 2026: bids rejected; Resolutions No. 11 ($998,894.00, Lower PC3) and No. 12 ($419,723.00, Signal Ridge Gravity Sewer Tunnel and Replacement) adopted 5-0.
Next: Kentucky Infrastructure Authority to prepare grant assistance agreements within about 60 days for Board consideration; original Cleaner Water funds expire December 2026.
Freshness: Possibly stale: the newest information here is from August 2026. Later Board agendas (Sep 28, Oct 12) were image-only and were not read, so any later action is not reflected.

The Sewer Department entered a Consent Judgement with the Kentucky Division of Water in September 2007 and is negotiating an extension that covers this and other projects.
PC3 consolidates the Prevention Park, Heritage, Hospital and Twilight Trail pump stations into one larger station south of I-64 off Twilight Trail, including the connection point for Farmdale Sanitation District. Easements are still being sought. Phase 1 (casing pipe under the National Guard entrance) is complete.
Phase 2A bids opened June 3, 2026: MAC Construction $2,539,000.00 and Cleary Construction $2,937,625.00 (minutes print the figure with a misplaced period). Engineer's estimate was $2,018,115.00, and $1.4 million of Cleaner Water funds were available before expiring in December 2026.

Consent item: reject all Phase 2A bids; the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority (KIA) agreed to let the funds be reallocated to two planning and design projects. Consent calendar moved by Commissioner May, seconded by Commissioner Richardson; all five members present voted yes (Commissioners Richardson, Unger, May, Smith-Willis and Mayor Wilkerson), none against.
Resolution No. 11: conditional commitment letter accepting a $998,894.00 Cleaner Water grant for Lower PC3 (reimbursement of planning and design expenses already incurred). Moved by Commissioner May, seconded by Commissioner Richardson; all five members present voted yes (Commissioners Richardson, Unger, May, Smith-Willis and Mayor Wilkerson), none against.
Resolution No. 12: conditional commitment letter accepting a $419,723.00 Cleaner Water grant for the Signal Ridge Gravity Sewer Tunnel and Replacement project. Moved by Commissioner May, seconded by Commissioner Richardson; all five members present voted yes (Commissioners Richardson, Unger, May, Smith-Willis and Mayor Wilkerson), none against.

Bids rejected on consent; Resolutions No. 11 and No. 12 adopted 5-0.

2026-10-27 - 2026-10-26 - Board of Commissioners Meeting: agenda action item to accept a $419,723 Cleaner Water grant (Kentucky Infrastructure Authority) for Signal Ridge Tunnel planning and design. Outcome not yet recorded.