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Glassport Council awards police station renovation contracts, moves to secure funding
Summary
Council awarded construction, plumbing, HVAC and electrical contracts totaling $1,172,394 for Police Station renovations and voted to seek funding through advertised RFPs and solicitor action; a resident had questioned where renovation money would come from.
Council President Anthony Colecchi called the Glassport Borough Council’s June 18 meeting to order and a resident, Rosemary Bradley, asked where the money would come from to fund planned Police Station renovations.
In the Buildings report (read on behalf of Councilwoman Amy Nabors), council voted unanimously to award the lowest responsible bids for the Police Station renovation work: Graham Construction for general construction at $618,669.00; Vrabel Plumbing for plumbing at $327,200.00; Hranec Sheet Metal for HVAC at $119,870.00; and Uzmack Electric for electrical at $106,655.00. The motion to award the bids passed YES 5, NO 0.
After awarding the contracts, council moved to advertise a request for proposals for funding of the renovations and authorized the borough solicitor to take all necessary action to secure funding, including approving necessary resolutions or advertising any required ordinances. Both funding-related motions passed unanimously.
The council did not state a specific funding source during the meeting. A resident’s earlier question about funding was raised before the bids were awarded; council’s subsequent motions direct staff and the solicitor to pursue and advertise funding options rather than identifying a concrete source during the session.
What happens next: borough officials are authorized to sign Tri‑COG Land Bank disposition paperwork and the solicitor is empowered to pursue funding steps, including preparing any required resolutions or ordinance advertisements. No effective start date for construction was given at the meeting.
Motions and votes recorded that relate to this item: the bid awards (motion by Mark Stecak, second by Angelo Norelli; vote YES 5, NO 0) and two separate motions to advertise funding RFPs and authorize the solicitor (motions by Meghan DeVerse and Angelo Norelli; YES 5, NO 0).
