Summary
Two of the first contracts — $5M with DMC Consultants and $25M with Precision Infrastructure — were recommended. DWSD will fix failing private sewer connections causing sinkholes and restore affected alley surfaces, with outreach before work in all seven districts.
At a glance
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Last discussed Jul 23, 2026.
Impact analysis
$184 million total program funded by CDBG-DR; the two recommended contracts total $30 million.
Residents across all seven districts plagued by alley sinkholes and failing sewer laterals.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee
Two of the first contracts — $5M with DMC Consultants and $25M with Precision Infrastructure — were recommended. DWSD will fix failing private sewer connections causing sinkholes and restore affected alley surfaces, with outreach before work in all seven districts.
City Council Budget Hearings
Federal disaster money will reconnect more than 10,000 collapsed or disconnected private sewer lines over three years — the main cause of basement backups — with money split evenly across all seven districts and council members getting to add homes to the priority lists.
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