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Glendale approves $305,495 bid for new well, flags chlorination and electrical upgrades
Summary
At its Dec. 18 meeting, the Glendale Town Council approved a $305,495 contract with Lamb Drilling LLC for a new well and discussed remaining costs for chlorination, electrical controls and pumps; council members said road repairs for drill access will be bid separately and cannot be paid from the well grant.
The Glendale Town Council on Dec. 18 voted to approve a $305,495 bid from Lamb Drilling LLC to drill a new municipal well, council members said.
A council speaker reported that two other bidders were disqualified for incomplete paperwork and that Lamb Drilling was the sole qualified contractor. "The one that qualified was Lamb Drilling LLC," the speaker stated during the meeting. The council moved, seconded and approved the award by voice vote.
The council also discussed project components not covered by the drilling contract. Speakers said the town will need to install a chlorination system, upgrade electrical controls and replace pumps and that those costs will push the overall project cost higher. One speaker said a chlorination room in the tank design will reduce building costs by about $80,000. Council members noted the state is moving toward universal chlorination for systems and that tests and certification will be required before the system is fully commissioned.
Council members discussed access issues for the driller’s equipment, including a request from the driller to widen a road by about 3 feet and to cut back a hillside roughly 30–40 feet to accommodate rig and casing. The council agreed the town may need to haul gravel or contract an excavator and suggested the road work could be bid separately from the drilling contract.
A speaker also noted available grant funds and observed there is substantial funding "to play with" for the larger project, but clarified that grant dollars for the well cannot be used to pay for road improvements. The council did not set a definitive start date for drilling; speakers said work will begin once weather improves in spring and site conditions allow.
The vote to award the contract was recorded during the meeting and the council authorized staff to sign the related paperwork. The town indicated engineers will oversee system testing and chlorination runs before authorizing full operation.
