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Broadview board approves $224,880 pilot contract for water-main lining and lead-service evaluation after debate over scope and budget
Summary
Trustees authorized a $224,880 contract for water-main lining (items 1–9) as a pilot to test a method to reduce lead-service-line replacement costs, while asking staff to return with firm unit counts and financing for additional items; vote carried 6–0.
The Broadview Village Board approved a contract to begin pilot water-main lining and to investigate replacing lead service lines on a block of 12th Avenue, authorizing the initial contract subtotal of $224,880 for items 1–9 and reserving further board approval for additional service-line units.
Public Works Director Matt Ames described the work as a pilot intended to reduce the village’s long-term cost to replace lead service lines. "If in fact it proves itself operationally ... it would reduce our cost by a third for replacing the…
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