A wastewater study for the City of Dauphin is going to cost far less than was budgeted for.
CAO Brad Collett says half of the study is being paid for by the water services board. He says the city budgeted $300,000, but the tender came in at $73,000.
"We're very lucky that the tenders came in and the lowest and probably the best tender came in at $73,000 so we're only on the hook for half of that."
Collett says the extra money as a result of the savings will go towards a capital project so less money will have to be taken from the reserve fund.
The study is a feasibility study on the city's wastewater treatment lagoon in regards to capacity issues, and includes the development of a wastewater collection system model.
The tender has been awarded to JR Cousin Consultants.
