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Town awards Meadow Hill I&I mitigation contracts to Whispering Pine and Insituform
Summary
The Town of Newburgh approved an amendment for post-bid engineering services (costs capped unless further action) and awarded two Meadow Hill I&I mitigation construction contracts: Whispering Pine Development for general construction ($1,616,625) and Insituform Technologies for trenchless work (base $959,000).
Representative Patrick J. Hines, speaking for the town engineer, asked the board to approve Amendment No. 1 to the MHE Engineering contract to perform post-bid construction services for the Meadow Hill I&I mitigation project; the amendment authorizes post-bid hourly services with a proviso that costs will not exceed $275,000 without additional board action.
The board then considered bids and awarded Meadow Hill I&I Mitigation Contract 1-GC (general construction) to Whispering Pine Development on a base bid of $1,616,625.00 after the town received four bids. For Contract 2-GC (trenchless construction), the board awarded to Insituform Technologies, LLC with a base amount of $959,000.00 (the minutes also list an alternate price of $1,666,850.00). Motions to approve the amendment and to award both contracts passed unanimously.
Why it matters: the Meadow Hill I&I project addresses infiltration and inflow issues in the Meadow Hill subdivision and is funded through the town’s sewer capital accounts; awarding contracts moves the project from procurement into construction planning. Hines noted that post-bid engineering services would proceed on an hourly basis and that the town must authorize any expenditures beyond the $275,000 threshold.
What’s next: the engineering firm and awarded contractors will coordinate for post-bid services and construction scheduling; the town flagged that costs above the stated threshold require additional board approval.
