Laurel Hill council OKs well repair contract

LAUREL HILL — The City Council accepted Thomason Well Drilling's $9,830 bid to repair well No. 3's pump and motor.

The council unanimously approved soliciting the bids at its Dec. 11 meeting, and approved the winning bid at a Dec. 18 special meeting.

Layne Christensen’s $7,531 bid did not include the cost to excavate and remove the pump and the 30-year-old motor, which is expected to fail soon.

Griner Drilling's $11,521 bid did not include removing the old equipment, City Clerk Nita Miller said.

The pump failed in late November, leaving one well to serve the city’s water customers.

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Laurel Hill council OKs well repair contract