County sanitary engineer secures design, inspection and rehab contracts for water and wastewater projects

The Medina County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 2 approved eight resolutions from the sanitary engineer authorizing design and construction actions for multiple water and wastewater projects.

The actions, presented by the sanitary engineer, include authorizing advertisement for upgrades to electrical infrastructure at the Hinkley Wastewater Treatment Plant, agreements with Wade Trim for construction inspection on two water-main projects, authorization to replace the HVAC system at the Liverpool Wastewater Treatment Plant via competitive bidding, a memorandum of understanding with the village of Chippewa Lake relating to Brookshore Drive water and sewer replacement, awarding the Garmin Road well development bid, requesting qualifications for design services on the Chippewa Road water-main replacement, and entering a new agreement with Dickson Engineering to rehab the Windfall elevated storage tank.

Why it matters: These projects affect water and wastewater reliability, infrastructure condition and may require coordination with municipalities and contractors. Several items authorize next steps in planning, design or procurement rather than immediate construction.

Commissioners approved the package by roll-call vote. The sanitary engineer's presentation grouped multiple utility projects; the board gave blanket approval for the items described.

The resolution authorizing the advertising of bids for the Hinkley plant electrical upgrades directs the sanitary engineer to commence the procurement process. The Wade Trim agreements cover construction inspection services for the Main Drive water-main and the Lake Road realignment water-main projects. The MOU with the village of Chippewa Lake covers jointly replacing sanitary sewer and water mains as part of the village's Brookshore Drive improvement project.

Specific contract amounts, awardees (other than the named engineering firms), project schedules and funding sources were not listed in detail during the presentation; the sanitary engineer will handle procurement and present contract documents for execution under normal county processes.

No votes against or abstentions were recorded for the sanitary items.