Downing Construction given EMWD contract for Sky Canyon Sewer
Downing Construction Inc. has been awarded the Eastern Municipal Water District contract to construct the Sky Canyon Sewer project.A 5-0 EMWD board vote, Jan. 6, authorized a contract with Downing Construction for the Redlands company’s bid of $9,844,113. The action also authorized a $118,075 contract with Kennedy/Jenks Consultants for engineering services during construction, authorized Paul Jones, general manager of EMWD, or his designee to execute standard consultant and supplier contracts and appropriated $12,438,893 for the project.“This will support the French Valley trunk sewer system,” Erik Jorgensen, senior civil engineer for wastewater of EMWD, said.The Sky Canyon Sewer project will accommodate the increased flow caused by development growth in the French Valley