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Selectboard authorizes Olver Associates surveys and engineering for downtown sewer work
Summary
Skowhegan Selectboard waived bidding and authorized up to $30,000 for a downtown-storm-and-sanitary survey and up to $15,000 for engineering to relocate combined sewer infrastructure at Madison Avenue and Elm Street; the board also authorized going out to bid for the relocation project.
The Skowhegan Selectboard on Jan. 13 approved a set of surveys and engineering authorizations intended to advance downtown storm and sanitary sewer work.
Donnie Zaluski, Water Pollution Control superintendent, sought and won approval to waive the competitive-bid process and engage Olver Associates for a Downtown Business Area survey, with spending capped at $30,000 from the WPCP Reserve Account. The board approved the motion 4-0.
The board separately approved payment of $2,010.51 from the Economic Development Sappi TIF/Sewer Plan Upgrade capital reserve for ongoing survey work by Olver Associates on the business-district storm and sanitary system.
Selectboard members also authorized up to $15,000 from the Capacity Reserve Fee Account to cover engineering services by Olver Associates for the combined sewer and catch-basin relocation at Madison Avenue and Elm Street and voted to put that project out to bid.
Board members who moved or seconded the motions included Amber Lambke and Elijah Soll; all votes were recorded as 4-0 in favor. The authorizations aim to advance design and procurement steps for sewer relocation and storm-sanitary separation work in the downtown business corridor.
Zaluski framed the actions as part of ongoing wastewater planning and infrastructure stewardship that the town has pursued for decades. The board did not set contract award dates; next steps include design completion and the public bidding process.
