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Ridgewood considers $2.6 million low bid to remediate contaminated Shetler site; council to pursue financing
Summary
The council reviewed a low bid of about $2.6 million to remove contaminated soil at the Shetler property, discussed a $1.1 million existing appropriation, and directed staff to seek claim proceeds and a low-interest loan from the Bergen Joint Insurance Fund to cover a roughly $1.5 million gap before a likely March contract award.
Ridgewood officials on Feb. 4 reviewed results of a rebid for soil remediation at the Shetler property after engineering offices received 11 bids that ranged from roughly $2.6 million to $6.03 million. The apparent low bidder is Northstar Environmental Services of Claremont, N.J., with a low bid of about $2,600,000.
Village Manager Keith told the council that “we currently have $1,100,000 that was allocated by the council, previously for soil testing and for the first steps of remediation.”…
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