July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Cost rising for Gerber sewer work (05/11/07)
Portland Board of Works
By By RACHELLE HAUGHN-
Some sandy soil and hidden telephone lines will cost the city an additional $37,000.
Members of the Portland Board of Works voted Thursday to pay LPI Paving and Excavating an additional $37,426 for the work company employees did on the Gerber gravity sewer project.
LPI officials asked for the change order because of two issues that arose during the installation of the sewer line.
The company is charging the city $29,266 because as workers were digging along Park Street they encountered unstable soil, which caused the street to cave in. The funds will cover the cost for the extra labor, asphalt for the street, excavation work, stone and removal of the damaged street.
The board also approved a $8,160 change order to pay for lost time due to a telephone line. Bruce Hosier, mayor of Portland, said LPI employees began digging and the line was not where it was believed to be. The workers had to stop work on the project and search for the line, delaying the project.
Hosier said engineers with Triad Associates, Inc. reviewed and approved of the change orders before they went before the board. Triad had the change orders for quite awhile, he said.
LPI officials bid $620,879 for work on the project.
The sewer project, which was completed near the beginning of October, diverted some flow away from the north lift station along Industrial Park Drive to the Gerber lift station. The north lift station was unable to handle capacity during heavy rains.
In other business, board members voted to hire Portland resident Chuck Denney, 29, to fill a vacant full-time firefighter position.
Denney, who has been a volunteer firefighter with the Portland Fire Department for seven years, is expected to begin working in June. He is replacing Mike Weesner, who recently got another job.
The new full-time firefighter is married and has three daughters. He graduated from Jay County High School in 1996.
Hosier, board chairman, and board member Dolphus Stephens approved the hiring. Board member Bob McCreery did not attend the meeting. Denney thanked the board for voting to hire him.
Also Thursday, board members:
•Approved the purchase of a 2007 Ford half-ton pick-up truck for the city's water department.
The truck will be purchased from Fincannon Ford-Mercury, Hartford City, at a cost of $15,331. This price reflects the trade-in value for the department's 1998 Ford.
Doug Jackson, water department superintendent, said the truck needs to be replaced because it is worn out and has been repaired several times.
Ken Kunkle Chevrolet Oldsmobile Cadillac of Portland also submitted a quote of $17,497, and Les Wenning Motors Inc., Fort Recovery, submitted a quote of $16,299. These prices also reflect a trade-in.
•Voted to adjust the sewer portion of a Portland woman's water bill, which was high due to a leak.
Stacy Fisher, 201 Floral Ave., requested the adjustment. She had the leak fixed.
The bill will be reduced to a three-month average for sewage bills prior to the leak.[[In-content Ad]]
Members of the Portland Board of Works voted Thursday to pay LPI Paving and Excavating an additional $37,426 for the work company employees did on the Gerber gravity sewer project.
LPI officials asked for the change order because of two issues that arose during the installation of the sewer line.
The company is charging the city $29,266 because as workers were digging along Park Street they encountered unstable soil, which caused the street to cave in. The funds will cover the cost for the extra labor, asphalt for the street, excavation work, stone and removal of the damaged street.
The board also approved a $8,160 change order to pay for lost time due to a telephone line. Bruce Hosier, mayor of Portland, said LPI employees began digging and the line was not where it was believed to be. The workers had to stop work on the project and search for the line, delaying the project.
Hosier said engineers with Triad Associates, Inc. reviewed and approved of the change orders before they went before the board. Triad had the change orders for quite awhile, he said.
LPI officials bid $620,879 for work on the project.
The sewer project, which was completed near the beginning of October, diverted some flow away from the north lift station along Industrial Park Drive to the Gerber lift station. The north lift station was unable to handle capacity during heavy rains.
In other business, board members voted to hire Portland resident Chuck Denney, 29, to fill a vacant full-time firefighter position.
Denney, who has been a volunteer firefighter with the Portland Fire Department for seven years, is expected to begin working in June. He is replacing Mike Weesner, who recently got another job.
The new full-time firefighter is married and has three daughters. He graduated from Jay County High School in 1996.
Hosier, board chairman, and board member Dolphus Stephens approved the hiring. Board member Bob McCreery did not attend the meeting. Denney thanked the board for voting to hire him.
Also Thursday, board members:
•Approved the purchase of a 2007 Ford half-ton pick-up truck for the city's water department.
The truck will be purchased from Fincannon Ford-Mercury, Hartford City, at a cost of $15,331. This price reflects the trade-in value for the department's 1998 Ford.
Doug Jackson, water department superintendent, said the truck needs to be replaced because it is worn out and has been repaired several times.
Ken Kunkle Chevrolet Oldsmobile Cadillac of Portland also submitted a quote of $17,497, and Les Wenning Motors Inc., Fort Recovery, submitted a quote of $16,299. These prices also reflect a trade-in.
•Voted to adjust the sewer portion of a Portland woman's water bill, which was high due to a leak.
Stacy Fisher, 201 Floral Ave., requested the adjustment. She had the leak fixed.
The bill will be reduced to a three-month average for sewage bills prior to the leak.[[In-content Ad]]
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