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Health department seeks bids for landfill leachate pump replacement; funding partly identified
Summary
The health department reopened bidding for a landfill leachate pump replacement with bids closing Oct. 1; estimated project cost is about $168,000 with roughly $115,000 already identified.
The Goddard Boyle Health Department reported at its Sept. 22 meeting that it has reopened the bid process for a landfill leachate pump replacement and plans to close the solicitation Oct. 1, 2025.
Staff said they held an on-site meeting for prospective bidders and delayed the original bid closing by a week to allow additional questions and another on-site visit. The department said bids will be evaluated after the Oct. 1 closing and that completion timing will depend on contractor availability, parts delivery, and weather in November–December.
Staff reported an estimated project figure of $168,000 in the project write-up and said approximately $115,000 in funding had been identified (the transcript references a funding conversation involving a person named Lauren and a staff member named John). Staff said they will request the remaining funds as necessary and that John is “on board” to proceed. The department noted the leachate contract also ties into environmental monitoring work for the landfill and transfer station.
No formal vote was recorded on the bid process; the department presented the procurement timeline and said staff will return with bid results and funding confirmation.
The department also reported several safety and efficiency improvements at the transfer station (new stairs and railings for bay access, drainage work performed by DPW, increased rodent controls and expanded swap shop hours) and said they have changed scrap-metal haulers to improve pickup reliability. The department said curbside trash contract proposals were under negotiation; three firms submitted proposals and one firm (Harvey) became the lowest after rounds of revised submissions. Staff said proposed services would remain substantially the same and that no new fees beyond the basic contract had been proposed.
