TUESDAY, May 5, 2026 |
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Rawlins officials approved $135,000 to upgrade the city’s sewer‑inspection camera system.
During the April 21st Rawlins City Council meeting, Public Works Director Cody Dill presented a $135,336.64 request to retrofit the city’s trailer‑mounted video inspection system. Dill explained that the existing camera technology is significantly outdated, adding that the equipment is needed to maintain the city’s sewer infrastructure.
A trailer‑mounted video inspection system includes everything needed to perform camera‑assisted sewer inspections. Operators deploy a robotic crawler with a tilting high‑definition camera into a sewer main. The crawler moves through the pipe while operators in the trailer monitor a live video feed and identify defects such as cracks, root intrusion, or blockages.
Dill said he was not asking for an entirely new camera trailer, which can cost upward of $300,000. Instead, the public works director said he would be satisfied with upgrading the equipment on the city’s existing trailer for a significant savings.
Dill clarified that retrofitting the existing trailer would save the city roughly $80,000 compared with buying a new inspection system.
The city received two bids from sewer‑inspection system suppliers, CUE Incorporated and Ten Point Sales and Marketing. Both companies submitted prices to upgrade the city’s current equipment and for an entirely new unit. CUE quoted $279,688 for a new trailer and $135,336.64 for the upgrades. Ten Point Sales and Marketing was higher, at $314,947 for a new unit and $252,917 for an upgrade.
The Rawlins City Council unanimously approved the lower bid from CUE Incorporated. Funding for the upgrades was already included in the public works department’s annual budget.
