Town would lock in a year of sewer odor treatment for Wilson Creek at about $260,000

Prosper has been adding a chemical to its sewage for about six years to cut down on odor complaints along Wilson Creek, and the Town Council is set to put that spending on a yearlong fixed-price agreement Tuesday, Oct. 13.

Six years of treatment

According to a memo from Public Works Director Carrie Jones, staff treat wastewater that flows to the North Texas Municipal Water District to control the complaints along the creek. Because the need is continuous, staff want an annual agreement with Helix Laboratories, which the memo says is the only supplier of the product the town uses, a magnesium hydroxide suspension sold as HI-Mag pH.

Helix's price letter, dated Oct. 2, quotes $5.33 a gallon delivered for 48,800 gallons in the 2027 budget year, a total of $260,104. The quantity is based on using about 120 gallons a day, plus a 5,000-gallon cushion. The letter says the company has supplied the town since early 2020.

Orders would be placed only as needed at the guaranteed price, which runs through Sept. 30, 2027. The memo says the purchase is exempt from competitive bidding because the product is available from only one source.

Town buys its own street sweeper

Also on the consent agenda is a $282,635 mechanical street sweeper that town crews would run themselves. Prosper will keep its contract with Sweeping Corporation of America, which sweeps major thoroughfares every other month; the memo says sweeping on U.S. 380 is moving to once a month this budget year.

Town crews would use the new machine between contractor visits on thoroughfares, collector streets, Old Town streets and spots where debris could clog storm drains, but would leave roads with speed limits above 45 mph to the contractor. Staff said they will also look at more frequent sweeping once the Dallas North Tollway extension is finished.

The council meets at 6:15 p.m. at Town Hall, 250 W. First St. Consent items are usually approved in a single vote unless a council member or staff asks to pull one for discussion.

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