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Wheeling council approves multiple sewer, stormwater and street contracts totaling millions
Summary
The Wheeling City Council approved ordinances awarding contracts for storm sewer, wastewater and street projects, including a $947,500 ARPA-funded Greenwood storm sewer contract and engineering and digester work charged to sewer bonds and other funds.
The Wheeling City Council on a series of unanimous votes approved contracts and budget transfers for stormwater, wastewater and street work, including a $947,500 contract for Greenwood storm sewer improvements.
The package of ordinances awards Savage Construction Company Inc. the Greenwood storm sewer contract for $947,500 to be charged to ARPA; Verdantas Engineering an agreement for wastewater treatment, sludge and dewatering services and centrifuge design for $382,640 to be charged to water pollution control and sewer bonds; and two anaerobic digester cleaning, inspection, repair and valve‑replacement contracts — $332,250 for Mobile Solid Solutions and $1,330,630 for Raycon Construction — to be charged to sewer bonds. Council also approved a $27,000 contract with Centris for rental services of a centrifuge charged to water pollution control and a $32,899 Eleventh Street paving contract with Casten Baker Corporation charged to sales tax RCIP. Earlier in the meeting the council adopted a $48,350 contract with James Wake Construction Company for sanitary sewer extension on Duquesne and Valley View avenues charged to ARPA.
Why it matters: the awards fund repairs and upgrades to stormwater and wastewater infrastructure and restore streets used during recent construction, using a mix of American Rescue Plan Act funds, sewer bonds, water pollution control funds and sales tax RCIP funding.
Most important facts first: City Manager Heron explained that Eleventh Street had been used as a laydown area during the Market Street parking structure project and was intended to be repaved as part of that project, and council agreed to move forward with paving now that streetscape work is complete. "Eleventh Street was closed during construction. That area was used as a lay down area. It was in poor condition before the project started," Heron said, noting the paving was part of the original project intent even though it was not in the original contract.
Council action and scope: the ordinances were read during original propositions and adopted after motions to approve; recorded tallies were not given in the transcript, but the meeting minutes state each motion was recorded as approved. The contracts use several funding sources: ARPA for Greenwood and the Duquesne/Valley View sanitary extension; sewer bonds and water pollution control accounts for Verdantas and the anaerobic digester contracts; sales tax RCIP for Eleventh Street paving; and water pollution control for the centrifuge rental.
Clarifying details from the meeting record: the Greenwood storm sewer award ($947,500) is charged to ARPA; Verdantas' design and services agreement is $382,640 and charged to water pollution control and sewer bonds; Mobile Solid Solutions' contract is $332,250 and Raycon Construction's is $1,330,630, both charged to sewer bonds; Centris rental services are $27,000 charged to water pollution control; Casten Baker's Eleventh Street paving contract is $32,899 charged to sales tax RCIP; and the sanitary sewer extension contract with James Wake Construction is $48,350 charged to ARPA.
What the council did not decide: the transcript records approvals but does not include detailed schedule dates for each contract's work (start/finish dates for the awarded contracts were not specified) nor the individual vote tallies for each motion.
Background: City Manager Heron also told the council that Twelfth Street streetscaping will begin Aug. 25 and that some pedestrian sidewalk and paving work is authorized separately; he described the Eleventh Street paving as "part of the original intent" of the Market Street parking structure project. The record shows these awards were made as part of the council's original propositions and capital projects budgeting.
Looking ahead: the contracts authorize staff to execute agreements and proceed with design, procurement and construction as specified in each ordinance; additional project details and timelines were not provided in the meeting transcript.
