$51.3M treatment plant bid awarded to Utah company

Green River's long-needed wastewater treatment plant is one step closer to realization after the Green River City Council awarded the project's construction bid Tuesday afternoon.

The $51.3 million bid was awarded to Bodell Constriction from Salt Lake City. According to a media release from the city, city engineers plan to work with the company to find potential savings that could rein in the costs for the project.

The city had already attempted to award a bid for the project two prior times and was forced to reject bids because the costs associated with construction had outgrown the amount of...