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Hampton Township reviews change orders, lighting upgrade and capital purchases for multiple public works projects
Summary
Council heard updates on Clearview Road change orders (net increase to contract about $8,300, largely reimbursable), authorization to advertise equipment-rental bids, $3,000 design funds for concrete repairs, a $52,692.50 community center lighting upgrade request, and purchase of a Kubota RTV from capital outlay.
Hampton Township Council received several updates and funding requests on Wednesday affecting roadwork, building repairs and equipment purchases.
Community Services staff told council that change orders on the Clearview Road bridge project increased the contractor’s contract by about $8,300 in aggregate, but that most of the additional costs will be reimbursed. Staff said that Peoples Natural Gas required work and an outage fee (noted as $441.00 in the packet text), and that because Peoples’ restoration contractor was unavailable the township’s contractor, Pugliano, performed restoration work; staff said the net effect is the township will pay about $3,000 less in total to Pugliano after reimbursements are applied.
Staff sought authorization to advertise bids for the annual construction equipment rental and construction tradesmen program; the request was for permission to advertise the specifications (no dollar amount was provided in the meeting record).
Parks and facilities staff requested release of $3,000 in capital funds to proceed with Lab A Designs for a concrete-repair bid package. The staff presentation included a schedule: public advertisement planned for Feb. 20–27, bids due March 20, bids opened March 21, and a contract award expected at the March 26 regular meeting. The bid package will prioritize repairs around the community center, ADA curb cuts, and selected park pads and pool-area repairs; additional items will be offered as alternates.
Facilities staff also requested release of $52,692.50 in capital funds to replace lighting and controls in the community center great rooms. The estimate breaks down as follows in the staff presentation: materials procured via COSTARS at roughly $20,545.42; installer (Dells Enterprises, a COSTARS vendor) at $28,525; integration into the building automation system at $3,625. Staff said LED fixtures and modern BACnet-compatible digital controls will replace obsolete controls that are currently bypassed, and that the project is scheduled for June 9–27 to avoid event bookings. A Duquesne Light rebate of roughly $1,000 was described as an estimate that will reduce net cost when paperwork is processed.
Environmental Services requested purchase of a Kubota RTV from the DES capital outlay account. A council member asked whether the amount was certain; staff replied “Yes. 100%,” indicating the cost is confirmed at $6,000 in the meeting exchange.
Councilmembers asked budget and future-proofing questions, including whether new controls use BACnet (staff: yes) and whether the Duquesne Light rebate had been included in the budget numbers (staff: excluded from the current figure, so the net overrun could be slightly less once rebates are applied). Staff noted another capital item later in the meeting was expected to come in under budget by about $6,000, offsetting this request in the overall capital fund picture.
No formal council votes on these individual funding requests were recorded in the meeting minutes provided; council discussion continued through the agenda.
