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Union City awards $22,295 repair for sinkhole, pipe and catch basin at Municipal Lot #1
Summary
Council approved a $22,295 contract with Mansfield to replace roughly 10 feet of 24‑inch clay tile, reconnect pipes and install a larger catch basin at Municipal Lot #1 after engineer and consultant recommendations; McLallen Construction provided a second estimate of $23,450.
Union City Borough Council voted Aug. 13 to hire Mansfield to repair a sinkhole and associated storm infrastructure at Municipal Lot #1 for $22,295. The motion, made by Councilor Steadman and seconded by Councilor Osborn, passed unanimously.
Streets Supervisor Bob Phillips described a failure affecting a 24‑inch clay tile line and said the borough’s engineers and consultant recommended replacing the tile in the sinkhole area, reconnecting all pipes that feed into the line, replacing the adjacent catch basin with a larger unit and replacing approximately 10 feet of pipe. Consultant Bob Carpenter (Insight) recommended lining pipes in sections; Tim Wells, the borough engineer, offered additional suggestions.
The borough received two written estimates for the work: Mansfield at $22,295 and McLallen Construction at $23,450. Both bids required the borough to provide a truck to support the contractor during the project. Council approved the lower Mansfield bid; minutes show the borough accepted responsibility for providing a truck during the work.
The motion included no additional funding sources beyond the approved line item and did not specify project start or completion dates in the minutes.
