July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Redkey opens bids (11/29/2008)
Redkey Town Council
By By ROBERT BANSER-
REDKEY - Major water system improvements, totaling more than $2 million, appear to be moving ahead right on schedule.
Twenty bids, most of which were in line with the engineer's estimates, were opened Friday evening by Redkey council members and then referred to the town's consulting engineers for a recommendation.
The bids were divided into three categories: Construction of a new water treatment plant; demolition of the city's 100-year-old elevated water storage tank and replacement of it with a new, larger one at a different location; and water main improvements at a variety of locations.
Seven bids were received for construction of the new water treatment plant. The base bids ranged from $493,758 to $564,400. Also there were three alternate bid categories to be reviewed. Apparent low bidder was Mid-States Concrete of Redkey.
Phoenix Fabricators of Avon was the sole bidder on the water storage tank part of the project. The Phoenix bid totaled $655,342 which was in line with consulting engineer Patrick Zaharako's estimate for the work.
Zaharako, representing Commonwealth Engineers of Indianapolis, said other firms had expressed interest in the project and he had been expecting to see bids from several other companies. However, Zaharako said he thought the Phoenix price was a fair one.
The bid specifications call for demolishing and removing the old water tower from the downtown area, and building a new 200,000-gallon capacity elevated tank in the vicinity of Morgan Park.
Twelve companies bid on the water main improvements portion of the work. The bids ranged from $478,214.20 to more than $700,000. Submitting the low bid was Brackney Inc. of Brookville.
Funding for the projects will come primarily from grants and loans. Last spring Redkey was awarded a $500,000 Community Focus Fund grant through the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs. Plans call for combining those funds with a $220,000 grant the town has been awarded from the U.S Department of Agriculture as well as USDA loans totaling more than $1.2 million. Revenue from Redkey water bill payments will also be used to help pay for the project.[[In-content Ad]]
Twenty bids, most of which were in line with the engineer's estimates, were opened Friday evening by Redkey council members and then referred to the town's consulting engineers for a recommendation.
The bids were divided into three categories: Construction of a new water treatment plant; demolition of the city's 100-year-old elevated water storage tank and replacement of it with a new, larger one at a different location; and water main improvements at a variety of locations.
Seven bids were received for construction of the new water treatment plant. The base bids ranged from $493,758 to $564,400. Also there were three alternate bid categories to be reviewed. Apparent low bidder was Mid-States Concrete of Redkey.
Phoenix Fabricators of Avon was the sole bidder on the water storage tank part of the project. The Phoenix bid totaled $655,342 which was in line with consulting engineer Patrick Zaharako's estimate for the work.
Zaharako, representing Commonwealth Engineers of Indianapolis, said other firms had expressed interest in the project and he had been expecting to see bids from several other companies. However, Zaharako said he thought the Phoenix price was a fair one.
The bid specifications call for demolishing and removing the old water tower from the downtown area, and building a new 200,000-gallon capacity elevated tank in the vicinity of Morgan Park.
Twelve companies bid on the water main improvements portion of the work. The bids ranged from $478,214.20 to more than $700,000. Submitting the low bid was Brackney Inc. of Brookville.
Funding for the projects will come primarily from grants and loans. Last spring Redkey was awarded a $500,000 Community Focus Fund grant through the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs. Plans call for combining those funds with a $220,000 grant the town has been awarded from the U.S Department of Agriculture as well as USDA loans totaling more than $1.2 million. Revenue from Redkey water bill payments will also be used to help pay for the project.[[In-content Ad]]
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