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Board approves construction of 150,000‑gallon leachate tank at county landfill
Summary
Rockingham County commissioners approved a $581,200 contract plus 10% contingency to construct a 150,000‑gallon glass‑lined leachate storage tank to service the northern cells of the landfill; funding will come from landfill reserve accounts and Wall Recycling will assume financial responsibility when reserves are exhausted.
The Rockingham County Board of Commissioners approved construction of a 150,000‑gallon steel, glass‑lined leachate storage tank at the county landfill and authorized a 10% contingency and limited change‑order authority for the county manager.
"I've got one item tonight for your consideration, and it's for approval of Northern Steel Tanks LLC to construct a 150,000 gallon steel glass lined leachate storage tanks for sales 5,6, and 7 at the landfill," said Ronnie Tate, who presented the project. Tate said the construction cost is $581,200 and requested a 10% contingency of $58,120, bringing the total to $639,320, and asked that "the county manager [be] allowed to approve change orders up to $50,000 without board approval."
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