Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Sewer Infrastructure topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Queenstown commissioners direct engineer to prepare sewer-lining scope and pursue grants
Summary
At a Nov. 6, 2018 work session, Queenstown commissioners directed Town Engineer Robert Rauch to prepare bid documents for sleeving sewer lines and authorized him to apply for USDA, MDE and Bay Restoration Fund support; motions passed unanimously, and procurement review will follow.
Queenstown — The Queenstown Commissioners on Nov. 6 directed Town Engineer Robert Rauch to prepare a scope of work and bid documents to sleeve aging sewer lines and authorized him to seek federal and state grant funding.
Rauch, the town engineer, told commissioners that infiltration and inflow (I&I) into the sewer system is reducing capacity for other users and that a membrane failure earlier in 2018 had increased urgency, though he said that the membrane problem has since been remedied. "The situation here for urgency was due to the membrane failure back in early 2018," Rauch said.
The commissioners voted, 3-aye, 0-nay, to approve a motion directing Rauch to draft the RFP and bid materials and to prepare grant applications to the Maryland Department of the Environment, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Bay Restoration Fund, among other sources. President Thomas B. Willis, Jr. moved both actions; Commissioner Hogie Schuster seconded.
Rauch outlined three options for addressing I&I: do nothing, spot repair, or full lining, and recommended beginning with the highest-priority segments. He advised against broadly "shopping" contractors and suggested issuing three scopes of work to Video Pipe for pricing; he offered to prepare the RFP and bid form when the town decides to proceed.
Town Attorney Brynja Booth said she will confirm that the procurement steps are consistent with the town's Procurement Ordinance before the RFP is advertised and before any special meeting is scheduled to accept bids.
Next steps: Rauch will prepare the RFP and the MDE grant application, check USDA funding timeframes, and review Bay Restoration Fund options. The motions recorded in the meeting minutes authorize him to pursue those actions and to circulate documents to the town office as they are completed.
The work session began at 1:00 p.m. and continued through routine items; the commissioners also discussed water-tower needs during the same meeting.
