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South Bloomfield weighs sewer‑plant upgrade after two failed bid attempts
Summary
Village Administrator Joe Allen told council the second attempt to attract a qualified bid for the flow‑equalization project failed, and the village and its engineer now view a plant upgrade or expansion as the most likely path forward.
Village Administrator Joe Allen told the Village of South Bloomfield Council on March 16 that the village's second attempt to obtain a qualified bid for the flow‑equalization portion of its sewer plant project was unsuccessful.
Allen said that, given the unsuccessful bids, he and the village engineer believe the best option will likely be a plant upgrade or expansion rather than pursuing the current flow‑equalization contract. He also reported that the final phase of the Bloomfield Hills development is breaking ground and that work to extend Clearwater Drive will begin soon.
The council did not record specific cost estimates or a timeline for an upgrade in the meeting transcript. Any next steps—such as reissuing bids, pursuing design changes, or seeking grant funding—were not specified in the recorded remarks.
The topic was raised during department head updates; council members did not take a formal vote on the sewer project at the meeting.
