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Plainfield seeks hazardous‑discharge funds and a DOT extension to maximize $5 million for roadwork; Madison Avenue park remediation also proposed
Summary
The Department of Public Works asked the council to apply for hazardous‑discharge remediation funds for Madison Avenue Park, correct a grant-amount typo, reject a low bid for a Route 28 resurfacing project and request an NJDOT extension to use a $5 million transportation grant to finish a list of streets.
The Plainfield Department of Public Works presented three resolutions to the council seeking funding and contract actions for parks and street projects.
The department asked to apply for hazardous‑discharge site remediation funds for a Madison Avenue park remediation project and to correct a numerical typo in the resolution. The director said the corrected grant amount for the hazardous‑discharge application is $62,500.
On roadway work, staff said the lowest bid for a Route 28 local transportation project exceeded the city’s target and asked the council to reject the bid and request an extension from the New Jersey Department of Transportation so the municipality can maximize an available $5,000,000 grant. The director listed streets the road improvement award would cover, including Plainfield Avenue (West Front to West Fifth Street), Roseville Avenue (East Fourth to East Fifth), East Fourth Street (Plainfield Avenue to Watchung Avenue), East Fifth Street (Plainfield Avenue to Watchung Avenue) and East Fifth Street (Roseville Avenue to Richmond Street).
When asked about project costs, the director said the total project is $7.5 million and the grant would cover roughly 75%, which she summarized as about $5.62 million; she emphasized the work would be funded without tax dollars. Council members asked for an estimated timetable for a revised bid announcement; staff said engineering work and bid reissuance would take several months.
Council members granted consensus to add the DPW items to the voting meeting so the city can proceed with the grant application, bid rejection, and extension request.
Next steps: the administration will submit the hazardous‑discharge grant application and request the NJDOT extension so the city can reissue the bid and aim to maximize the $5,000,000 award.
