Sunbury updates: Cheshire Ditch televising bids, pump station and wastewater loan timetable

City staff updated the Services Committee on sanitary‑sewer and wastewater projects on March 5, reporting preliminary prices for an updated evaluation of the Cheshire Ditch and schedules for several construction bids and a loan‑application review.

For the Cheshire Ditch sanitary line, staff said they solicited cleaning and televising assessments from contractors to determine infiltration and lining needs. Staff reported that the contractor who previously worked on the line in 2017 (identified in the meeting as B Corp) submitted a quote of just over $28,000 to clean and televise the line; another firm, Performance Pipelining, returned a higher estimate of about $45,500. Staff said the 2017 consultant report estimated repair work at roughly $300,000 but noted technology and methods have advanced and that current contractors will run updated calculations after filming.

Staff said the Cheshire Road sanitary pump station plans are finalized and out to bid; the bid opening is scheduled for March 12 at noon at the municipal building. The Columbus Street parking lot project is also out to bid, with a March 11 opening; a bidders’ conference was held and one contractor, Danbert, attended.

On the wastewater treatment plant, staff said the loan application materials appear complete and that the application is scheduled for the loan review committee on March 27. “The loan application amount is $28,300,000,” a staff member said.

Staff said survey and outreach work continue for Otis Street parking considerations and that the city will perform additional evaluation and return with updated cost estimates and project recommendations at upcoming committee or council meetings.