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Delaware County TID approves $750,000 grant to Orange Township, OKs construction contract and hears multiple project updates
Summary
At its meeting, the Delaware County Transportation Improvement District received staff updates on several road and grade-separation projects, learned of lower-than-expected construction bids that could free funding for later phases, approved a $750,000 grant to Orange Township and voted to approve construction contract 202503.
The Delaware County Transportation Improvement District voted to approve a $750,000 project grant to Orange Township and to authorize contract 202503 after staff reported several projects had come in with bids below engineer estimates, potentially freeing funds for later phases.
The actions took place during the district's regular meeting where Rob Reiland, chief deputy engineer in Delaware County, told the board that recent low bids on major projects produced unexpectedly favorable cost outcomes. "The low bidder for Phase A was Miller Brothers Construction. Their bid came in 25% under the engineer's estimate, just over about $31,900,000," Reiland said. Cy Kiely, treasurer from the Auditor's Office, reported the TID's current cash balance as "$3,606,273.31."
Why it matters: lower bids on early phases can free previously committed funds so…
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