Franklin awards $17.6m Southeast Clean Water Plant design contract
City of Franklin Water and Sewer Department, Tennessee · Meeting date: October 13, 2026 · Published: October 14, 2026
Franklin’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously approved a $17.609 million contract with Hazen and Sawyer for Southeast Clean Water Plant design services on 13 October. The award was included in a unanimously adopted consent agenda.
Key points
- COF Contract No. 2026-0352 awards Hazen and Sawyer $17.609 million for Southeast Clean Water Plant design services.
- The Board approved consent-agenda items 9-17 unanimously, including the Hazen and Sawyer contract.
- The agenda also recorded a State Revolving Fund loan contract with Tennessee for design of the Clean Water Facility among items approved on behalf of the Board.
- The Board separately approved a $223,798 amendment with Alliance Engineering for the HOBAS Pipe Rehabilitation and Improvements Project.
Full report
The City of Franklin has authorized a $17.609 million engineering-services contract with Hazen and Sawyer for design of the Southeast Clean Water Plant, giving the city a significant new clean-water capital commitment.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved COF Contract No. 2026-0352 as part of its 13 October consent agenda. The consent package, covering agenda items 9 through 17, passed unanimously without individual discussion.
The agenda identified the scope simply as “Southeast Clean Water Plant Design Services” and placed the contract value at $17.609 million. No design schedule, construction budget or plant-capacity details were discussed during the meeting.
The plant-design award comes alongside a state financing action recorded in the meeting materials. COF Contract No. 2026-0257, with the State of Tennessee for State Revolving Fund Loan Contract Franklin 2024-10695, was listed among contracts approved on behalf of the Board for design of the Clean Water Facility. The materials did not state the loan amount.
Franklin also approved Amendment 1 to Contract No. 2026-0170 with Alliance Engineering, adding $223,798 for the HOBAS Pipe Rehabilitation and Improvements Project. That amendment was likewise part of the unanimous consent vote.
Together, the actions place design of the Southeast Clean Water Plant at the centre of the city’s water and sewer capital activity considered at the October meeting.
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Source: Board of Mayor and Aldermen Meeting, City of Franklin Water and Sewer Department