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Woodstown readies Bertha Drive and other road projects; council sets decision timelines
Summary
Bids for the Bertha Drive and Guernsey Place project are out; council was told bids are due Feb. 5 and the borough must award a contract by Feb. 28, 2026. Borton Drive Phase II scope will be decided next month with award by November 2026; Public Works was directed to compile snow-plow operator candidates.
Engineer Erik Biermann told the council on Jan. 27, 2026, that the Bertha Drive and Guernsey Place roadway project is out for bid and that bids are due Feb. 5, with the borough required to award a contract no later than Feb. 28, 2026. The minutes list Feb. 5 with the year 2025; meeting context and timeline indicate the intended due date is Feb. 5, 2026, given the Jan. 27, 2026 meeting date.
Biermann also summarized documentation required by the State to close out the E. Grant Street project and discussed various scopes of work for Borton Drive Phase II. Council advised staff to present scope options at the council's next second meeting, with the project intended to be awarded by November 2026.
Councilwoman Bertha Hyman raised the need to recruit additional snow plow operators and suggested onboard training for potential new hires. Public Works was directed to compile a list of eligible operators for future consideration.
The minutes do not record specific bid amounts, contractors or contract award motions within this meeting; they record project scheduling, documentation needs and direction to staff to prepare scopes and lists for future action.
