Saginaw hires Raftelis for water and wastewater consulting
City of Saginaw Public Services Department, Michigan · Meeting date: October 26, 2026 · Published: October 27, 2026
Saginaw City Council approved a professional-services purchase of up to $20,000 with Raftelis Financial Consultants for the Water and Wastewater Treatment Services and Public Services departments. The council also authorised a $2,770 sole-source mixer prop assembly purchase for the Water Treatment Division.
Key points
- Raftelis Financial Consultants will provide professional consulting services under a contract capped at $20,000.
- The assignment covers both the Water and Wastewater Treatment Services Department and the Public Services Department.
- Council also approved a $2,770 purchase from Waterworks Systems & Equipment Inc. for a mixer prop assembly for the Water Treatment Division.
- Both water-related purchases were approved through the consent agenda.
Full report
Saginaw City Council has approved a not-to-exceed $20,000 engagement with Raftelis Financial Consultants for professional services supporting the city’s Water and Wastewater Treatment Services and Public Services departments.
The consulting purchase was among the water-related items adopted as part of the council’s October 26 consent agenda. The approved agenda described the scope as professional consulting services for the two departments, without specifying further deliverables or a project timetable.
The council also authorised a $2,770 sole-source purchase from Waterworks Systems & Equipment Inc. for a mixer prop assembly for the Water Treatment Division. The assembly is a discrete equipment procurement, while the Raftelis engagement provides outside advisory capacity across the city’s water, wastewater and public-services functions.
The decisions came as water infrastructure and large-user demand featured in public comment. Keandra Riley urged the council to assess prospective data-centre development through its water, wastewater and infrastructure requirements, asking how much water such facilities would use, whether existing infrastructure could manage the demand, how wastewater would be handled and who would fund any required upgrades.
Council did not take a data-centre action at the meeting. Councilwoman Hammond said the city had recently adopted a regulatory ordinance for data centres and that members of the Planning Commission were taking another look at potential refinements.
Separately, a council member asked the city manager about a water-related resolution concerning a blockage. The manager said Corba Energy Services, which removed the blockage, was not the same company that had performed work in the area.
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Source: City Council Meeting, City of Saginaw Public Services Department