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District reports Holderness Well work nearing completion; force main and Highland/Emerson projects advance to bidding
Summary
District staff said the Holderness Well piping is complete and the project is on track for substantial completion in May; force main No. 4 is nearing design completion and the Highland Street/Emerson/Reservoir Road project is about 90% designed with requests for additional funding planned.
District staff reported Feb. 11 that several capital projects are moving forward and that the Holderness Well project is in its final construction phases.
Speaker 3 said Difelis has finished piping at the Holderness Well site and crews are moving into electrical and chemical-feed work. A precast electrical building is expected to arrive within about two weeks to allow completion of the remaining electrical connections. Speaker 3 said the project is about halfway expended financially but about 80% expended in time, with roughly three months remaining until the district expects substantial completion in May.
On force main No. 4, staff said the project is progressing toward a percent-complete design and that the district expects to go out to bid within about a month. The board also authorized staff to issue a request for proposals for tree cutting along the project’s easement; staff said proposals are under review and the work will be awarded before the end of the week so cutting can occur in the next two weeks.
Speaker 3 said the Highland Street, Emerson Street and Reservoir Road project is approximately 90% designed and staff are finalizing scope and cost estimates. The district will request additional funding from the Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund to cover a shortfall and expects to proceed to bidding likely after the district’s annual meeting.
Board members emphasized the need to keep to construction schedules. “We don’t have any time to waste,” Speaker 1 said during the conversation about project timing.
No specific contract award dates or bid deadlines were set at the meeting, and the district did not disclose contractor change orders or updated cost totals during the public discussion.
