City will pay $200,000 to water plant contractor

City will pay $200,000 to water plant contractor

The Havre City Council voted Monday night to pay $200,000 to the contractor in charge of upgrading the Havre water treatment plant.

The council voted unanimously to approve the payment to Williams Bros. Construction of Spokane after a closed-door executive session.

Havre Mayor Bob Rice said after the meeting that Williams Bros. had wanted to charge the city $1 million for work done to finish the plant after the deadline had expired.

He said that after two days of intensive negotiations with Williams Bros. in late March, the city agreed to settle...