The Mesa City Council voted unanimously to approve a contract for a project to install a relief sewer on McKellips Road at its Feb. 3 meeting.
According to council documents, the project will install a relief sewer on McKellips between Gilbert Road and Stapley Drive and on Stapley between McKellips and Brown Road. The contract is valued at $13.4 million with an additional $1.34 million as a 10% contingency as change order allowance.
Council documents say the existing sewer pipes in the area, originally installed in the 1970s and 1980s, are outdated and need to be replaced. The city needs additional capacity, the council document stated.
