Ravenna seeks engineering firms for wastewater treatment plant upgrades

The City of Ravenna is seeking qualified engineering firms to design improvements at its wastewater treatment plant, setting an early step in a potential upgrade of the city’s wastewater infrastructure.

The request covers design work involving the plant’s headworks, primary clarifiers and equalization basins or modifications. Statements of interest from engineering firms are due by 11 a.m. July 1, 2026.

The action is a request for engineering services. It is not an announcement that construction has started or that the wastewater treatment plant has already been upgraded.

Scope includes three treatment areas

The city’s notice identifies the headworks as part of the requested design scope, along with the plant’s primary clarifiers and equalization basins or modifications. Those components are the specific areas identified for potential improvement in the request.

By seeking statements of interest, Ravenna is asking qualified firms to present their interest and qualifications for the design work. The July 1 deadline is the immediate milestone in the city’s process.

The notice does not identify a selected engineering firm, estimated construction cost, funding source or final design schedule. Those details would be separate from the initial request for statements of interest and could be addressed as the city moves through the process.

Possible authorization could come in September

The notice indicates that city authorization could occur in September 2026. That is a prospective milestone, not a final authorization or a confirmation that construction will proceed on a set schedule.

Ravenna City Council is the city’s governing body for reviewing municipal projects and contracts. The council’s official meeting archive maintains 2026 records covering infrastructure, utilities and economic-development actions, providing the municipal context for any later review or authorization related to the wastewater project.

The engineering phase could help shape future decisions about wastewater-treatment capacity and reliability. It also has potential implications for utility service, environmental compliance and future capital costs, although the city has not disclosed the financial details of the potential upgrades.

For now, the confirmed action is the city’s solicitation of engineering interest. Firms must submit statements of interest by 11 a.m. July 1, 2026. The next stated milestone is possible city authorization in September.