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Uxbridge reviews treatment-plant bids after costs exceed earlier estimates; $1.2M grant narrows funding gap
Summary
The Town of Uxbridge Water and Sewer Commission heard a bid update showing a $17.2M low bid for a PFAS and manganese treatment plant, learned MassDEP approved a $1.2M emerging-contaminants grant, and discussed asking the spring town meeting to authorize additional funds to cover a remaining shortfall and possible alternates.
The Town of Uxbridge Water and Sewer Commission on Thursday received post-bid numbers for the Blackstone Wells PFAS and manganese treatment project and weighed how much to ask voters to authorize at the upcoming town meeting.
Consultant Derek Blanchard of Tyrecar told the commission the project received strong interest: seven of eight prequalified general contractors submitted bids and the low bidder for the core treatment-plant work was Hart Engineering at about $17.2 million. Blanchard said the bid package included two add alternates — one for office/administrative space and another for an equipment storage/process-expansion bay — that were priced separately and would be accepted only if funded in order.
"We've gone through a bidding process now. We've got some more concrete numbers to talk about rather than planning numbers," Blanchard said, summarizing the shift from early estimates to actual bids.
Staff reported a post-bid revision that shows roughly a $1.65 million increase needed for the base treatment plant compared…
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