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Council hears engineers on Goose Creek substation replacement after low bid far below engineer estimate; bid moved to consent for award
Summary
Engineers urged replacement of aging substation equipment at Goose Creek; the borough received a low bid of $545,000 from BSI while engineers’ cost opinion was $700,000–$900,000 and the borough budgeted $1.2 million to cover contingencies; council advanced the item to the consent agenda after detailed questioning about scope, underground cable unknowns and change-order controls.
Council examined the proposed Phase 2 replacement of electrical substation equipment at the Goose Creek wastewater facility after engineers described deteriorated conditions and a recommended replacement.
Wastewater Director Sean Mitchell introduced Charlie Du of BCM (engineer) and Kirsten Hatesick of Keystone Engineering to answer technical and procurement questions. Charlie Du said the substation was originally put into service in the 1980s and that a 2020 condition study recommended replacement; phase 1 had replaced a transformer and switch but Phase 2 remains. Du outlined the bidding process: the…
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