Mineola trustees approve water meters, pool gutter purchase and well‑treatment contract adjustments

At a July meeting, the Mineola Board of Trustees approved several water‑system and pool‑related purchases and contract change orders, including the purchase of 212 water meters and an emergency replacement of pool gutter grades.

The approvals included a $86,620 purchase order to Real Supply Inc. for 212 new water meters and 100 wall radios, to be funded from the 2025–26 water fund budget or the Water Fund reserve balance. The board also approved an amendment to an earlier emergency purchase for gutter grades for the John Estevanza pool from Commercial Clear Water Company at a cost of $64,835.50, with funding from the 2025–26 pool fund or the unreserved pool fund balance.

Trustees also accepted change order number 7—a credit of $134,170.22—on the PTAS treatment at Well 1, for the Philip Ross Industries Inc. contract. That credit reduces specific bid items and lowers the contract value from $3,200,000 to $3,065,829.78, the board was told. Separately, the board authorized change order number 1 to the electrical contract for work at Well 4, a $24,511.77 adjustment to relocate equipment and mount controls; that change order was described as coming from the electrical contractor’s lounge and said to produce no net change in the total electrical contract price.

"They say 10 weeks," said Mister Palumbo when asked about the expected delivery of the reordered gutter grades for the pool.

Motions for these items were made and seconded during the meeting (for example, motions were made by Trustee Casado and seconded by Deputy Mayor Debbie Meis Sartorius) and the chair called each voice vote as "Aye," with the board noting that motions carried.

The approvals direct procurement and construction follow‑through using existing fund budgets and reserve balances; the board record shows expected delivery and scheduling details will follow normal procurement and contractor coordination. No additional permitting or external agency approvals were cited in the discussion.

Clarifying details recorded in the meeting: the water‑meter purchase price is $86,620; the John Estevanza pool gutter replacement total is $64,835.50 and the supplier reported a roughly 10‑week delivery; the PTAS treatment contract credit is $134,170.22 and the post‑credit contract value was reported as $3,065,829.78; the Well 4 electrical change order is $24,511.77 with no change in the total electrical contract price.

The board did not set new timelines for installation beyond the contractors’ delivery estimates and instructed staff to proceed with the purchases and change‑order paperwork.