Prattville awards $4.58m Fay Branch sewer outfall upgrade
City of Prattville, Alabama · Meeting date: November 3, 2026 · Published: November 4, 2026
Prattville City Council has unanimously selected Causey Underground Construction for the Fay Branch Outfall Sanitary Sewer Improvements and separately approved $397,500 of construction engineering and inspection support. The combined authorised value is up to $4.98m.
Key points
- Causey Underground Construction won the $4,582,592 construction contract as the lowest responsible bidder among eight sealed bids.
- Civil Southeast will provide construction engineering and inspection services for up to $397,500.
- Both contracts are budgeted in the FY2027 Wastewater Enterprise Fund capital-projects line item.
- Staff said the existing line, installed in the 1980s, runs from Highway 82 along Fay Branch to the Pine Creek wastewater treatment plant and is approaching capacity.
Full report
Prattville City Council has unanimously authorised a $4.58m construction contract to increase capacity on the Fay Branch Outfall Sanitary Sewer, pairing the award with a separate $397,500 construction engineering and inspection appointment.
The council awarded Bid No. 026-011 to Causey Underground Construction LLC at a cost not to exceed $4,582,592. Eight sealed bids were received and opened on October 15, with Causey identified as the lowest responsible bidder. The council also authorised the mayor to contract Civil Southeast LLC for construction engineering and inspection services at a cost not to exceed $397,500.
Together, the two approvals commit up to $4,980,092 from the FY2027 Wastewater Enterprise Fund capital-projects budget.
The two items were removed from the consent agenda for separate discussion before receiving unanimous approval. A city representative told councillors that the existing sewer line runs from Highway 82, generally follows Fay Branch and continues to the Pine Creek wastewater treatment plant. Installed in the 1980s, the line is now “about at capacity,” the representative said.
The project will upsize the line to support future growth and allow continued wastewater service in that part of Prattville. Causey previously carried out the city’s Hilltop sewer project, which the representative said had gone “very, very, very good.”
Civil Southeast was selected directly for the engineering and inspection assignment. The council resolution cited Alabama law allowing contracts for engineering services requiring a high degree of professional skill to be let without bidding.
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Source: City Council, City of Prattville