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Council approves nearly $1.4 million in sewer‑inspection contracts and accepts bulletproof‑vest reimbursement
Summary
Middletown authorized two Red Zone Robotics contracts totaling roughly $1.39 million to finish sanitary‑sewer inspections and accepted $32,197.19 in reimbursement from the Bulletproof Vest Partnership for police body armor purchases.
Middletown City Council voted June 16 to authorize two contracts with Red Zone Robotics to complete outstanding inspections of the city’s sanitary‑sewer system and to accept a federal reimbursement award for police body armor.
City staff said a prior assessment completed most inspections in 2021–22 but left roughly 20% unfinished. The recently issued RFP targeted the outstanding work at about 144,791 feet of small‑diameter pipe and 36,272 feet of large‑diameter pipe; Red Zone proposed to use CCTV, sonar and robotics plus specialized cleaning to access blocked pipes, with data collected to NASSCO standards. Council authorized the large‑diameter contract not to exceed $495,965 and the small‑diameter contract not to exceed $895,972.70.
Council also approved the acceptance of $32,197.19 in reimbursement funds from the 2025 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program (Bureau of Justice Assistance) for body armor purchases already made by the Middletown Police Department.
All three motion‑agenda items passed on roll call with affirmative votes recorded by council members present. City staff said the sewer inspections will support infrastructure planning and that the armor reimbursement offsets prior departmental expenditures.
