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Engineer: MS4 bid on budget but pool renovation and park equipment bids far exceed estimates
Summary
An engineer reported Sept. 17 that an MS4 stormwater PRP project came in on budget (low bidder Cronin Enterprises at about $130,000), but a single bid for pool building renovations returned about $900,000 versus $650,000 in grant funding, prompting plans to reject and rebid; park bridge equipment also returned higher than budgeted.
An engineer updating Forest Hills Borough Council on Sept. 17 said three recent bid openings produced mixed results: a stormwater MS4 PRP project returned four bids and a low bid of about $130,000 that is roughly on budget, while a pool-building renovation bid came in at about $900,000 against $650,000 in grant support, and a single bid for park bridge equipment arrived at about $52,000 compared with an original budget estimate of $25,000–$30,000.
Engineer Dalton told council Cronin Enterprises submitted the low bid for the MS4 PRP project and that the bid “came in basically right on budget — right about $130,000.” He said the pool renovation contract (funded in part by a $650,000 grant) attracted only one bidder whose base bid and alternates pushed the price well beyond the grant amount, and staff expect to recommend rejecting that bid and rebidding to seek more competitive pricing.
Dalton also said a single bidder offered roughly $52,000 for bridge equipment for a park project, higher than the original manufacturer estimate recorded in prior budgets. He said staff will bring recommendations to the next committee meeting about awarding or rebidding that work.
Project-timing updates: Avenue B stormwater punch-list items were completed and final asphalt is scheduled for Sept. 27; the regionalization televising for sewer lines is forecast in about two weeks to determine whether lining ad alternates will be necessary, and the road program contractor is expected to begin work in roughly two weeks, with potential add-ons (speed humps) to be evaluated at the end of October.
On schedule questions, council asked when pool work must begin to be ready for the following summer; Dalton said a January award with a roughly 90-day work window (plus punch-list time) could allow completion for Memorial Day, but timing will depend on rebidding and contract award.
What’s next: Staff will present committee recommendations for the pool renovation procurement and the park-equipment purchase; council will revisit award decisions in committee before any contract is executed.
