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Selectboard approves $39,981 engineering contract for Adams Street pump station study
Summary
The board approved a professional-services agreement (just under $40,000) to study and plan repairs for the Adams Street pump station and force main, funding the work from the sewer capital improvement reserve.
The Fair Haven selectboard approved a professional-services contract to evaluate the Adams Street pump station and associated force main. The contract amount cited in the packet was $39,981 and the board agreed to pay for the work from the sewer capital improvement reserve; staff said the reserve will remain at approximately $292,000 after the withdrawal. The motion to approve the agreement with Hoyle & Tanner (as the RFQ-selected firm) passed by voice vote.
Staff told members the pump station has experienced recurring problems because the line is undersized for current flows, and the study will identify needed improvements and support future grant or low-interest loan applications to fund construction. "Once they have a project in hand, we'll go out to the state and try to get us low interest loans or grant funding if it's available," (Staff member, speaker 3). The board also approved using the sewer capital improvement reserve to pay the $39,981 cost.
What happens next: the consultant will begin investigations and report findings and recommendations to the board; staff will pursue state funding as technical reports become available.
