DWP board asks City Council to allow alternative contracting for Grant Lake project

The utility wants Council to set different bidding and delivery rules for work at Grant Lake Reservoir in the Eastern Sierra.

City Council· posted Oct 14Policy

The Department of Water and Power is asking the City Council to approve an ordinance setting alternative project delivery criteria for its Grant Lake Program at Grant Lake Reservoir, which would change how the work is contracted. The Board of Water and Power Commissioners adopted the resolution on October 13, 2026, and the Council must approve it.

What happens next

City Council consideration of the proposed ordinance

Official portrait of Adrin Nazarian
Adrin Nazarian

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