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Town awards engineering securities and $857,440 culvert replacement; board approves development inspection fees
Summary
The board approved stormwater and landscape securities for the Gas Land Petroleum Route 9W project and awarded the Elmhurst Avenue culvert replacement bid to Butler Construction Group for $857,440; minutes record an abstention and an absent member and contain an inconsistent numeric tally for that vote.
Town Rep. Engineer Patrick J. Hines presented estimates and requested board action on several engineering items.
For the Gas Land Petroleum Route 9W project (PB#2019‑16) the applicants’ engineer, LaBella Associates, prepared a stormwater and erosion control cost estimate of $220,427.59; the minutes record a required 4% inspection fee of $8,820 and that securities must be posted in a form acceptable to the town attorney prior to Planning Board stamping plans. The board approved establishing the stormwater/erosion securities and inspection fee.
LaBella also provided a landscape cost estimate of $42,900 and a landscape inspection fee of $2,000; the board approved those securities and fees as required by town code.
For Elmhurst Avenue over Bushkill Creek, the board approved awarding the culvert replacement bid to Butler Construction Group, Inc. in the amount of $857,440.00. The minutes record that Councilmember Mary Lou Carolan abstained from that vote and Councilman Scott M. Manley was absent; the minutes also contain an inconsistent numeric tally for the roll call, and the document does not provide a clear, internally consistent numeric breakdown of yes/no/abstain votes for that motion.
The minutes show the items were approved and identify the construction award by dollar amount and contractor; they do not include the full contract or construction schedule in the published minutes.
