The Sanitary District of Decatur is advancing a Phase 1 Nutrient Reduction Improvement project for its wastewater treatment facilities, with detailed design underway and a Facility Planning Report being finalized for submission to the state agency. An RFQ for Construction Management services was issued and two firms, TYLin and Burns & McDonnell, responded; the District has begun negotiating with TYLin for CM services. Clark Dietz, Inc. is separately under contract to provide SRF funding coordination, and is finalizing the Facility Plan to send to the Illinois EPA as part of the State Revolving Fund loan process. This indicates a multi‑year, likely multi‑million‑dollar capital program that is still in planning and pre‑construction stages beyond the CM role. Vendors in wastewater process engineering, controls, construction management support, owner’s rep, and grant administration can still influence scope, phasing, and implementation support as the design approaches 90% and the Opinion of Probable Construction Costs is updated. Follow‑on needs around CM assistance, specialty process equipment, SCADA/IT upgrades, and compliance reporting tools are likely as the project moves toward bid and construction once SRF funding is secured.

TYLin has been identified as the firm the District will negotiate with for CM services, but final se...