Cost of Mandan`s water intake project keeps rising
(World News USA)

The price of Mandan`s raw water intake project keeps rising due to shifting market factors and the `challenging` nature of the project, an engineering consultant says. It now stands at $36.6 million after the project was rebid in late spring. That`s up from a $30 million prebid estimate in April and significantly higher than the initial estimated cost of $20.8 million in early 2019. The project entails building a new water intake facility on the Missouri River, three-quarters of a mile downstream from the existing 63-year-old one. That facility`s location on the river is prone to sand settling in front of the intake pipes, hindering the treatment plant`s ability to pump in water for...