Dryden Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvements

This contract concerns the upgrade of the Dryden Wastewater Treatment Facility in Washington State, converting the existing septic and drainfield system to a modern Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) with subsurface discharge. The scope includes headworks, the SBR process equipment, solids handling, mechanical and administration buildings, and a subsurface effluent disposal system. The project was competitively bid, with Strider Construction Co., Inc. receiving the award at a bid of $3,596,300. The procurement was managed by the Chelan‑Puget Sound Public Utility District, and the solicitation was released in late October 2022, with bids opened on December 7, 2022. • Scope: civil, mechanical, and process‑equipment upgrades for a municipal wastewater plant. • Budget: estimated $3.0 M; awarded bid $3.596 M. • Procurement: Full and open competition; single‑award, Labor‑and‑Materials solicitation. • Key contacts: Alexandria Burkard (509‑661‑4479; [email protected]).