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County committees approve Canalway Trail bridge repairs and Fort Plain pump-station generator replacement
Summary
The legislature's physical services committee approved contracting and budget items to repair a Canalway Trail bridge—state to supply materials while county covers labor—and to replace an aging generator at the Fort Plain pump station; staff provided cost estimates and contractor information.
The Montgomery County physical services committee approved a package of public-works items, including a repair of a Canalway Trail bridge and engineering and inspection services for replacement of a pump-station generator in Fort Plain.
A county commissioner described a partnership with New York State Parks & Recreation: the state agreed to purchase materials for a bridge re-decking (materials were reported as having been purchased locally) and the county would cover contractor labor costs. The commissioner said the contractor who handled previous trail repairs, R and B Construction, will perform the work. Committee discussion included reconciling line-item accounting and confirming the county share covers contractor labor; the county share was described in discussion as approximately 50 percent of a project the commissioner later characterized as "around $75, $76,000." The transcript also includes an earlier reference to a much larger figure when the commissioner described materials as covering "about $2,526,000 dollars," a discrepancy the committee did not resolve in session.
The committee also approved a resolution to hire KB Group of New York (doing business as Prime AE Group) to provide engineering administration, coordination services and on-site inspection for replacing the generator at the Fort Plain pump station; staff said the existing unit is old and in need of replacement.
Both items were approved to move to the full legislature for final action.
