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Waterloo board accepts $1.615 million contract for water treatment plant improvements
Summary
The Waterloo Local board voted to accept a $1,615,000 bid from English Plumbing LLC for improvements to the district’s water treatment plant after earlier bidding efforts failed to return usable results. The motion passed by roll call.
The Waterloo Local Board of Education voted to accept a $1,615,000 bid from English Plumbing LLC and to authorize a contract for water treatment plant improvements. The motion passed after a roll-call vote during the regular meeting.
Board members discussed prior attempts to get the work done before summer, noting earlier bids either did not return or were incorrect. “We had previously hoped to get this done before during summer, and we went out for bid the first time and the bids did not come back,” the chair said during discussion, explaining delays that preceded the current contract award.
The board did not specify a detailed project timeline or funding breakdown in the discussion recorded in the transcript. The motion to accept the bid and contract was made, seconded and approved on the record.
The approval follows a motion that included acceptance of the bid and authorization to enter the contract; no amendment changing the dollar amount was discussed on the record. The board’s vote completes local authorization to contract with English Plumbing LLC; any additional federal or state review or permitting requirements were not discussed in the recorded segments.
Next steps noted by the board include executing the contract and moving forward with procurement and scheduling for the work, subject to the usual administrative follow-ups.
