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Council approves electrical and metering upgrades for Apple Butter Road pump station
Summary
The council authorized two contracts for the Apple Butter Road pump station — electrical work with Apollo Group Inc. and metering/equipment upgrades with DOLI Construction — in separate resolutions, each passing 6-0; completion dates were included in the memos.
The Bethlehem City Council voted 6-0 on June 3 to authorize two separate contracts for upgrades at the Apple Butter Road pump station.
The council approved an agreement with the Apollo Group Incorporated of Kingston, Pa., to complete electrical work at the station. The memorandum to council listed the cost as $111,499 and said completion is expected by October 2025. Council also authorized a separate agreement with DOLI Construction Corporation of Chalfont to provide new metering and equipment upgrades at the same station; the DOLI contract was identified as the lowest responsible bidder.
Both resolutions were introduced by the director of water and sewer resources and sponsored on the agenda by council members. Each contract was adopted by roll call vote with Councilwoman Grama C. Smith, Kwiatak, Laird, Leon, Wilhelm and Colon recording “aye.” Both motions passed 6-0.
The memoranda included projected completion timing; the Apollo Group memorandum specified an October 2025 completion window. The DOLI memorandum in the record describes the scope as “new metering and equipment upgrades” and identifies DOLI as the lowest responsible bidder; the dollar amount in the DOLI memorandum was unclear in the transcript record and is noted as not specified in the meeting materials.
Council did not amend the resolutions and gave authorization to the mayor and controller to execute the agreements per the city solicitor’s recommendation.
