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Ravena Village Board awards contracts for water plant sedimentation basin upgrades
Summary
On March 18 the Ravena Village Board adopted two resolutions to award construction and electrical contracts for sedimentation-basin improvements at the village water treatment plant, using New York State DWSRF financing; the meeting also included routine administrative approvals.
Ravena Village officials voted March 18 to award construction and electrical contracts for sedimentation-basin improvements at the village water treatment plant and completed several routine administrative items.
The Village Board passed two resolutions that authorize contracts for the sedimentation-basin improvement project, which the board said is financed through the New York State Drinking Water State Revolving Fund administered by the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation. The board accepted a general-construction bid for “Contract 3A” and awarded an electrical-construction bid for “Contract 3B.”
"It was 03/06/2025 at 02:00 and all the contractors were present for the bid opening," said the presiding official (name not specified), reading the bid-opening record into the public minutes. That record, included in the meeting file, lists the bid-opening time as 2:00 p.m. and the bid-opening closing at 2:08 p.m.
Under Resolution 4‑2025 the board awarded Contract 3A, the general-construction contract, to Flack Industries Incorporated in the amount of $1,576,322. Under Resolution 3‑2025 the board awarded Contract 3B, the electrical-construction contract, to Ideal Wiring Solutions Incorporated in the amount of $46,875. Both resolutions state the mayor is authorized to execute agreements and related documents and that the resolutions take effect immediately.
Board members described the upgrades as intended to improve maintenance and worker safety. "In common terms, we are finally progressing forward with the water plant upgrades," the presiding official said, adding the project will remove the concrete cover over the underground basins, build a shedlike structure and install catwalks so the basins can be cleaned without confined-space entry. The work also includes upgraded security cameras on the water-treatment property.
The meeting record shows the engineering firm Bartlett Lejuez prepared contract documents and that BNL tabulated and analyzed the bids; the board relied on those recommendations in awarding the contracts. The bid tabulation read into the record listed multiple bidders for the general-construction and electrical-construction packages; the full bid list and amounts are in the March 6 bid-opening minutes on file.
In other business the board approved routine administrative items: acceptance of the March 6, 2025 bid-opening minutes for the basin project; acceptance of the village’s final assessment roll filed in March 2025 (the motion cites Real Property Tax Law §1410); placement of two employee letters into personnel files; and approval of payment of bills totaling $150,020.37 for abstract numbers referenced at the meeting. All five items were approved by motion and second as recorded in the minutes.
The board announced several community notices and upcoming events, including a VFW Easter egg hunt on April 19 and a planning/zoning meeting April 24 to consider a church’s application for a digital sign. The board also said a burn ban remains in effect due to high winds and brush fires in the region.
Votes at a glance • Resolution 3‑2025 — Award Contract 3B (electrical) to Ideal Wiring Solutions Incorporated, $46,875. Outcome: approved. (Mover/second not specified on the record.) • Resolution 4‑2025 — Award Contract 3A (general construction) to Flack Industries Incorporated, $1,576,322. Outcome: approved. (Mover/second not specified on the record.) • Acceptance of bid-opening minutes (03/06/2025). Outcome: approved. Moved by Trustee Christine Lee. • Acceptance of final assessment roll (filed March 2025; cites Real Property Tax Law §1410). Outcome: approved. (Mover/second not specified.) • Placement of two employee letters into personnel files. Outcome: approved. (Mover/second not specified.) • Payment of bills for listed abstracts, amount $150,020.37. Outcome: approved. Moved by Board member Nancy.
The board did not provide roll-call vote tallies in the record for the resolutions; the minutes record motions, a second and voice votes recorded as "yes." The project documents and full bid tabulation are filed with the village clerk and included in the meeting packet for public inspection.
