Waukee Council OKs Bids for Sewer Lift Station

The Waukee City Council voted 4-0 this week to approve a construction contract for the Little Walnut Creek sewer lift station, the Des Moines Register reported.

The city received eight bids and awarded the contract for $834,343 to Correll Contractor Inc. of West Des Moines. The lift station, near the intersection of North Little Walnut Creek Drive and Warrior Lane, will help develop new housing in Waukee, the newspaper reported.

In an earlier story Patch reported on the lift station project.

Sewer service isn't the first thing that comes to mind for Waukee homebuyers, but with the service there are no homes.

The Waukee City Council in December approved plans to build a sewer lift station near the intersection of North Little Walnut Creek Drive and Warrior Lane, according to the Des Moines Register.

Waukee has experienced steady housing growth of about 130 to 150 new houses a year in the past for years, said interim City Administrator Brad Deets.

Developers such as Jerry’s Homes have plans to build more homes in Waukee, Deets told the newspaper, but to proceed, a lift station is needed to bring sewer service to the area in question.

Public Works Director John Gibson said negotiations with one property owner caused the city to change the system's design, pushing back by a month when bids can be sought from prospective contractors.

Deets estimated the Little Walnut Creek regional lift station would cost about $1.5 million to construct and allow sewage to flow south to the city’s water treatment facility.