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Council approves emergency contract for Cheshire Road lift station; wastewater expansion set for 1,000‑day timeline
Summary
Sunbury City Council voted to award the Cheshire Road lift station contract and declared an emergency; the city's wastewater plant expansion received a notice to proceed with a 1,000‑day completion timeline, and the Sunbury Parkway and other capital projects moved forward in planning.
Sunbury City Council on May 7 approved an emergency ordinance awarding a construction contract for the Cheshire Road lift station and heard an engineering update that the city’s wastewater treatment plant expansion has a 1,000‑day construction timeline.
The council voted to award the Cheshire Road lift station project to Ryder Company Inc., approving ordinance 2025.14 and declaring the measure an emergency. The roll-call vote on the emergency and the ordinance passed during the meeting; the transcript records affirmative votes from attending members.
The city engineer told council the wastewater treatment plant expansion team issued a notice to proceed at a recent preconstruction meeting. The contractor’s schedule establishes a 1,000‑day completion window, which, barring delays, would place final work near the end of 2027. The engineer said the contractor and the plant manager will meet to coordinate shutdowns and initial sequencing; that coordination is planned for the next week.
Other capital updates included a recommendation for approval of the final plat for Price Pond Subdivision sections 4 and 5 (first reading on the ordinance was scheduled at the May 7 meeting) and an upcoming bid opening for the city’s 2025 street improvement program on May 14. Engineering staff said they expect a first reading for the 2025 street improvements at the next meeting on May 21.
Council also heard that the Sunbury Parkway project, led by the Ohio Department of Transportation, has a contractor selected and is expected to begin soon. Separately, a budget appropriation that includes the city's share of an electronic gateway sign was updated: initial estimates of up to $1.4 million were significantly higher than the actual bid, and the engineering/administration update reported a bid of approximately $350,000 factored into the appropriation.
Why it matters: The lift station award and wastewater plant expansion are major capital investments that affect system capacity, developer connections and service reliability for Sunbury residents. The 1,000‑day timeline frames the city's expectations for construction impacts and coordination with plant operations.
Details and next steps: For the Cheshire Road lift station, the next step is a preconstruction meeting with the awarded contractor and timing coordination. For the wastewater plant expansion, plant staff and contractors will coordinate portions of the plant shutdowns required for construction. The Price Pond final plat will proceed through ordinance readings; the 2025 street program bids will be evaluated after May 14. Council incorporated the lower-than-expected sign bid into the 2025 appropriations ordinance.
The transcript does not show external funding approvals or federal/state permit conditions tied to the projects; staff noted contractors’ schedules and internal coordination items as the immediate priorities.
