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Boonsboro awards $5.97 million contract for replacement reservoir and 12‑inch water main, approves change orders
Summary
The Boonsboro Mayor and Council voted Oct. 14 to award HRI, Inc. a $5,973,870 contract for a new potable water reservoir and 12‑inch water main, and approved related engineering and paving change orders while staff continued testing and permitting work on sludge disposal and other project elements.
The Boonsboro Mayor and Council voted Oct. 14 to award the contract for the town’s replacement potable water reservoir and a 12‑inch water main (Contract No. R‑1) to HRI, Inc. for $5,973,870. Town Manager Rachel Souders told the council that four bids were opened Oct. 11 and reviewed by an ad‑hoc committee; the committee recommended HRI based on the low bid and the contractor’s reputation. The motion to award the contract carried.
The award is the latest step in a multi‑part infrastructure program that Souders said also includes a $1.5 million reservoir project review with the Maryland Historical Trust and a $300,000 Alternate Route 40 sewer project; she said final reimbursements depend on Board of Public Works approvals. Bids for Contract No. R‑2 (engineering services during construction and construction management) are due Oct. 18, Souders added.
Council also approved Whitman, Requardt & Associates’ Change Order No. 4 for additional engineering services related to an extended permitting process with Washington County and the soil conservation office, totaling $27,140. Assistant Mayor Tony Nally suggested asking Washington County to reimburse those fees because they stemmed from county permitting delays. The council approved the change order.
The council approved a final change order from HRI, Inc. (labeled GDF Change Order No. 3 in the meeting packet) that adds $14,889.65 for additional site paving so trucks can safely turn and grants the contractor a time extension to complete paving. Utilities Superintendent Pete Shumaker said the remaining paving work should be finished within roughly two weeks.
Town Planner Drew Bowen told the council that HRI is currently the contractor on the town’s dewatering‑press work and recently completed a reservoir for the Town of Middletown, which informed the committee’s recommendation. Bowen and Souders said the town is coordinating with state and county permitting authorities as the project moves into construction.
The council’s approvals set the contract and necessary site adjustments in motion; staff said they will return with implementation details and procurement items tied to construction management and project scheduling.
