Clearwater approves $322,171 aeration equipment replacement at Northeast WRF
Clearwater Public Utilities Water/wastewater Division, Florida · Meeting date: October 14, 2026 · Published: October 15, 2026
Clearwater City Council unanimously approved a work order to Ovivo USA for replacement of an aeration impeller assembly at the Northeast Water Reclamation Facility. The wastewater equipment purchase was among the consent agenda items approved on 14 October.
Key points
- Council approved the Ovivo USA work order at a not-to-exceed value of $322,171.
- The scope covers purchase, removal and installation of a replacement aeration impeller assembly at the Northeast Water Reclamation Facility.
- The procurement was authorized as a single-source purchase under Clearwater Code of Ordinances Section 2.563(1)(a).
- Council also approved a $36,000 increase to its liquid aluminum sulfate contract with Chemtrade Chemicals US, taking the contract ceiling to $126,000.
Full report
Clearwater City Council has approved a $322,171 work order with Ovivo USA, LLC to replace an aeration impeller assembly at the city’s Northeast Water Reclamation Facility.
The consent-agenda approval covers the purchase, removal and installation of the replacement assembly under the NE Aeration Impeller Job 26-0074-UT. The work order is capped at $322,171 and was procured on a single-source basis under Section 2.563(1)(a) of the Clearwater Code of Ordinances.
The item was approved unanimously as part of the council’s 14 October consent agenda. No separate council discussion of the wastewater-facility work order was recorded before the consent vote.
In a second water-treatment chemical decision, council also unanimously authorized a $36,000 increase to Contract No. 902592 with Chemtrade Chemicals US, LLC for liquid aluminum sulfate. The increase takes the contract’s not-to-exceed value to $126,000.
The two decisions provide for replacement of named process equipment at the Northeast Water Reclamation Facility and continued purchasing capacity for liquid aluminum sulfate. The meeting material did not state a project timetable for the impeller work or provide further detail on the use of the chemical contract.
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Source: City Council Meeting, Clearwater Public Utilities Water/wastewater Division