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Ventnor Commission authorizes $115,000 contract for noninvasive lead-service-line detection
Summary
The commission approved a $115,000 contract with de Blasio and Associates to use noninvasive technology to identify lead service lines, with staff noting potential DEP grant reimbursement.
Ventnor City moved to authorize a $115,000 contract (resolution 2026-086) with de Blasio and Associates for planning and design services for Phase 1B of a lead service-line replacement program.
Commissioner Landgraf described the technology as noninvasive detection that can identify whether service lines contain lead or galvanized material without excavating. "Without excavation, it will assist in determining whether you have lead line, or not," he said, adding that field work and public seminars related to the program were reimbursable under available technical-support funding.
Staff said the city solicited multiple proposals and that de Blasio’s proposal was recommended by the municipal engineer as the lowest-priced bid among those reviewed. The contract is structured so that eligible expenses can be reimbursed if the city pursues the DEP technical-support grant.
Next steps: Public Works/Utilities will execute the contract, coordinate with the municipal engineer, and track grant reimbursement as applicable. The commission approved the resolution as part of its consent-calendar roll call.
