Sidney City Council discussed two engineering bids for the wastewater treatment facility on January 10. Most notable to the governing body was the discrepancy between the two bids, with one ten times that of the other.

In December 2022, the City of Sidney Wastewater Treatment Facility published a request for engineering qualifications bid regarding the replacement of equipment at the influent pump station. The City received two bids, one from MC Schaff of Scottsbluff and one from Olsson and Associates of Denver, Colorado. When presented with the bids, Councilmember Burke Radcliffe questione...