Marshall Pays BHMG $34,617 for NESHAP Compliance Testing

Marshall City Council | September 14, 2026

Article Summary: The Marshall City Council unanimously approved a $34,617 payment to BHMG Engineers, Inc., of St. Louis on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, for 2026 NESHAP compliance testing under a lump-sum proposal the mayor accepted in January.

NESHAP Testing Payment Key Points:

The payment is a lump sum of $34,617 for a proposal titled “2026 NESHAP Compliance Testing,” dated January 2026.

Mayor John Hasten signed BHMG’s proposal acceptance form, dated Jan. 8, 2026, with a handwritten acceptance date of Jan. 26, 2026 — roughly eight months before the council approved payment.

Additional trips required because an engine or engines are inoperable, unavailable, have catalyst issues, or for any other reason beyond BHMG’s control are billed separately, with follow-up costs to be provided and approved by the city in advance.

No document in the packet expands the acronym NESHAP or identifies which city facility or engines are being tested.

MARSHALL — The Marshall City Council on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, unanimously approved a $34,617 payment to BHMG Engineers, Inc., for 2026 NESHAP compliance testing.

Alderman Warren LeFever moved to approve the payment; Alderman Greg King seconded. Upon roll call, all council members voted in favor and the motion carried.

The packet includes three pages from BHMG: a cover page titled “City of Marshall, Marshall, IL — 2026 NESHAP Compliance Testing,” submitted by BHMG Engineers, Inc., 9735 Landmark Parkway Drive, Suite 110A, St. Louis, and dated January 2026; the firm’s cost page; and a signed proposal acceptance form.

The cost page states that “The cost of this proposal is presented on a lump sum basis with a price of $34,617 for the specified scope of work.” It goes on to provide that should additional trips be required “due to an engine or engines being inoperable, unavailable, catalyst issues, or any other reason beyond the control of BHMG, such work will be charged separately, with costs for follow up work provided and approved by the City in advance of such follow up work.” The page is signed by Rita Buechter, environmental engineer, who lists a direct contact number for questions. BHMG’s letterhead describes the firm as providing utility engineering and consulting.

Accepted in January, Paid in September

The acceptance form, dated Jan. 8, 2026, records a total contract amount of $34,617 and the client as City of Marshall IL. It was signed by John Hasten, who entered his title as mayor, with a handwritten date of Jan. 26, 2026. By signing, the acceptance statement reads, the client agrees “to the terms, scope, timeline and conditions outlined in the referenced proposal.”

The council’s vote on Sept. 14 was therefore an approval of payment on an agreement already accepted, rather than an authorization to enter it. The minutes record no discussion of the item.

The referenced proposal itself is not in the packet. The materials contain no scope of work, no schedule of tests, no list of the engines or equipment to be tested, no regulatory deadline, and no expansion of the acronym NESHAP. They also do not identify the facility involved or the fund from which the $34,617 is paid.