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Rutland Town approves contractor acknowledgement for South End sewer project; preconstruction meeting set with VTrans
Summary
The Select Board authorized the town's acknowledgement that contractor Casella, with Otter Creek Engineering, will perform the South End sewer replacement. Officials scheduled a preconstruction meeting with VTrans to address the Route 7 crossing and contingency plans if directional boring fails.
Rutland Town Select Board on Oct. 26 approved a contractor acknowledgement for the South End sewer replacement and set a preconstruction meeting with Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) and the project team.
The action lets Casella and Otter Creek Engineering proceed as contractor and engineer for the South End sewer project; the board authorized the town's designated signer to execute the contractor paperwork. The project team will meet with VTrans, Casella and Otter Creek at 9:00 a.m. on Cobb John Drive to discuss the work that includes a sewer line routed beneath Route 7.
The acknowledgement filed with the board lists a contractor start date of July 15 and a completion date of Nov. 14; the paperwork originally set a final payment date of Nov. 31, which board members discussed changing to Dec. 1 during the meeting. The contractor must obtain local right-of-way permits, attend a preconstruction conference, and notify DigSafe before work begins, the road commissioner told the board.
Town Road Commissioner Dave Sears said the most consequential technical issue is the Route 7 crossing. The project design calls for directional boring under the highway, but Sears warned the board that "if it turns out that we have to open dig it, they're they're not gonna like it, but they'll understand it. And it'll it'll happen rather quickly." Sears and board members planned to ask VTrans representatives at the preconstruction meeting about when the state would require an open cut instead of directional boring and how quickly the work could proceed if that contingency is necessary.
Board members also discussed sleeve sizes and permit language: the state permit paperwork referenced a 24-inch and 10-inch configuration for the bore in the town's permit review, and members asked the project team to confirm pipe sleeve sizing before construction.
The board authorized the acknowledgement and instructed staff to coordinate the preconstruction meeting with VTrans and the contractor. The meeting is intended to finalize permitting requirements, confirm the crossing method under Route 7, and establish traffic- and safety-control expectations before mobilization.
