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Delran approves $2.845M road-improvement contract; council questions contractor's prior sewer‑spill response
Summary
Council awarded the 2025 Road Improvement Program contract to R. E. Pierson Construction for $2,845,305 and a councilmember asked whether the firm had handled a recent Leon Avenue sewage spill properly; Administrator Eggers said the engineer and Township found the matter satisfactorily resolved.
The Delran Township Council approved Resolution 2025-186, awarding the 2025 Road Improvement Program contract to R. E. Pierson Construction in the amount of $2,845,305. The contract was listed on the consent agenda and adopted by roll call as part of the meeting's consent items.
Before finalizing the consent agenda, Councilmember Morrow asked whether R. E. Pierson had handled a recent sewage spill on Leon Avenue properly before being awarded another municipal contract. Administrator/Clerk Jamey Eggers responded that "everything was taken care of to the satisfaction of the engineer and the Township." The contract award remains subject to standard municipal contracting procedures and any applicable state approvals.
