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Mahoning County commissioners approve multiple contracts, award $3.114 million sewer contract
Summary
The Mahoning County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 27 approved a package of agreements and resolutions, including the $3,114,007 award for Improvement Number 501 (New Middletown wastewater pump station and force main) to Terrudzik Excavating.
The Mahoning County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 27 approved a package of agreements, resolutions and contracts affecting county infrastructure and public outreach, including an award of Improvement Number 501 — the New Middletown wastewater pump station and force main — to Terrudzik Excavating for $3,114,007, funded in part by a USDA grant and loan.
Sanitary department staff presented multiple items on the consent agenda. Jill, speaking for the sanitary department, described contracts that commissioners approved: a modification with DLZ Ohio for engineering services on the Middletown pump station (no change in amount, scope change noted, referenced as $678,374.14 of non-general funds earlier in the packet); an agreement with MS Consultants for professional services at the Campbell Wastewater Treatment Plant ($79,669, non-general funds); and a repair agreement with Jack Doheny Company for a 2018 Freightliner Vactor truck (estimated $5,569.14, non-general funds).
The commission also approved a guardrail repair services agreement with The Shook Company for $74,999 (general funds), advertising contracts with Lamar (billboard) and with WFMJ and Nexstar for special waste collection events, and travel for a county representative to the Public Risk Managers Association annual conference (estimated $3,000, non-general funds and supplemented by reimbursements).
Public comment: Jim Tressa, senior project manager and estimator for Rudswick Excavating, urged the commissioners to avoid county-imposed project labor agreements (PLAs) on upcoming sewer bids and to rely on prevailing wages. Tressa said his company was the low bidder on Improvement Number 501 by $77,000 and argued awarding locally keeps taxpayer dollars in the valley. The commissioners approved the award to Terrudzik Excavating by roll call; the resolution language presented at the meeting identified the award as the low bid and cited USDA grant and loan funding.
Votes at a glance
- Resolution awarding Improvement Number 501 (New Middletown wastewater pump station and force main) to Terrudzik Excavating for $3,114,007 — approved (roll call: all commissioners recorded Yes).
- Modification with DLZ Ohio for Middletown pump station (scope change noted) — approved (roll call: Yes).
- Agreement with MS Consultants for Campbell Wastewater Treatment Plant ($79,669, non-general funds) — approved (roll call: Yes).
- Jack Doheny Company repair agreement for 2018 Vactor truck (estimated $5,569.14, non-general funds) — approved (roll call: Yes).
- Guardrail repair services with The Shook Company ($74,999, general funds) — approved (roll call: Yes).
- Billboard advertising with Lamar and media advertising with WFMJ and Nexstar for county events — approved (roll call: Yes).
- Travel authorization to the Public Risk Managers Association conference (estimated $3,000, non-general funds with reimbursements) — approved (roll call: Yes).
What this means: The actions move multiple infrastructure projects and county outreach efforts forward; the largest immediate fiscal item recorded in the meeting packet and approved by resolution was the $3.114 million USDA-supported sewer contract for New Middletown. Several items were identified as non-general fund expenditures or as funded by grants.
No commissioner recorded a dissenting vote during roll calls recorded in the meeting transcript.
