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Paulsboro council authorizes $441,044.79 partial payment for North Delaware project; engineer recommends tank cleaning contract
Summary
Council approved Partial Payment No.1 of $441,044.79 to Landberg Construction for North Delaware street improvements; Borough Engineer recommended awarding a ~$31,000 soft‑wash cleaning contract for two stand‑pipe tanks to Midwest Mobile Washers and reported Sickles & Associates have secured $23M in grants over 20 years.
Council adopted R.242.24 authorizing Partial Payment No.1 in the amount of $441,044.79 to Landberg Construction, LLC for North Delaware Street roadway improvements. The meeting record lists the original contract at $503,907.75 and records the borough engineer's recommendation to approve the partial payment.
Borough Engineer Erik Biermann reported the Lincoln Avenue and Summit Avenue stand‑pipe tanks require near‑term maintenance; he recommended soft‑washing the tanks and awarding the cleaning contract to Midwest Mobile Washers. The minutes state the estimated cleaning amount is about $31,000—under the borough's bid threshold but above its quote threshold—and the engineer outlined contracting exceptions under NJSA 40A:11‑5. Biermann also summarized that Sickles & Associates obtained roughly $23,000,000 in grants over 20 years and that engineering fees have totaled about $5.7 million (≈16.5% of $35 million in projects).
