Board accepts municipal office renovation bids, approves procurement and advances 2020 budget

At the Nov. 26, 2019 meeting the East Rockhill Township Board of Supervisors accepted bids for the municipal office addition and renovation, reporting a base bid total of $776,524. Township Engineer Steve Baluh presented the revised bid documents and identified the lowest bidders by trade: Gordon Baver, Inc. (general construction) at $649,000; K.C. Mechanical (mechanical) at $48,000; MJF Electrical Contracting (electrical) at $49,549; and Membrino Construction (plumbing) at $29,975. The Board accepted the bids conditioned on receipt of bonds, insurance and other required conditions.

Supervisor David Nyman reiterated that the project would not require a tax increase, per the minutes. The Board also awarded the 2019–2020 salt contracts to Morton Salt, Inc.: through COSTARS at $54.69 per ton for the required 250 tons, and through the Bucks County Consortium at $48.50 per ton delivered and $48.00 per ton undelivered.

Manager Marianne Morano reviewed the 2020 preliminary draft budget and stated there would be no increase to real estate millage, sewer rate or the streetlight assessment. The Board authorized advertising the Preliminary 2020 Draft Budget with recommended minor revenue and engineering expense adjustments and approved the 2020 meeting calendar (fourth Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., except Dec. meeting moved to Dec. 17, 2020; Reorganization Jan. 6, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.).

Other procedural items approved at the meeting included authorization for the Township Manager to execute a Sewage System Maintenance Agreement for a drip septic system at 1017 Butler Lane (required by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection) and the Board’s decision to decline a Hilltown Water & Sewer Authority request to purchase 50 Equivalent Dwelling Units (EDUs).