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UAB approves 2025 directional boring contract; West Division alternate to be paid from electric utility cash
Summary
The UAB approved a contract for the 2025 directional boring program, including an alternate bid to extend a 600-amp circuit on West Division Street. Wayne Seiberling, electric superintendent, said the work replaces aging underground cable and reduces outages; the West Division alternate (about $139,141) will be covered with electric utility cash.
The Utility Advisory Board approved the 2025 directional boring contract and an alternate bid to add an additional 600-amp circuit along West Division Street.
Wayne Seiberling, the city’s electric superintendent, presented maps showing multiple small-area boring locations across the city. Wayne said the program replaces aging primary and secondary underground cable — in some neighborhoods the cable dates to the 1970s and 1980s — and that boring is less disruptive to yards and mature neighborhoods than open trenching.
Wayne said the alternate for West Division Street would provide an additional 600-amp circuit that could serve new development in the Man Valley area or tie into a future substation. Finance director Josh Schollinger told the board the $139,141 cost for that alternate would be paid from electric utility cash and that the city has already purchased the cable for that circuit.
Staff also said the city received strong interest in bids this year, with more than a dozen firms contacting the city and multiple companies submitting proposals. Board members and staff noted that directional boring and sewer-lining services have become more widely available in recent years, increasing competition and improving pricing.
The board approved the resolution by voice vote; staff said the work is part of ongoing CIP efforts to reduce outages and modernize underground electric infrastructure.
