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Council awards $22,295 contract to repair sinkhole at Municipal Lot #1
Summary
Streets Supervisor and consultants recommended replacing a 24‑inch clay tile, reconnecting pipes and installing a larger catch basin; council accepted Mansfield's $22,295 bid over a $23,450 bid from McLallen Construction and approved the work to address a sinkhole at Municipal Lot #1.
Union City Borough authorized a contractor to repair a sinkhole at Municipal Lot #1 after engineers recommended replacing damaged clay tile, reconnecting pipes in the sinkhole to the 24‑inch line, installing a larger catch basin and replacing roughly 10 feet of pipe. Bob Carpenter of Insight and Streets Supervisor Bob Phillips presented the recommendations and two contractor estimates.
Two written estimates were on the table: Mansfield proposed $22,295 and McLallen Construction proposed $23,450; both bids required the borough to provide a truck during the project. Councilor Steadman moved to have Mansfield perform the work at $22,295; Councilor Osborn seconded, and the motion carried unanimously. The motion as recorded in the minutes instructed Mansfield to replace approximately 10 feet of pipe, install a new larger catch basin, reconnect pipes and close the sinkhole.
The minutes do not specify a start date or construction schedule; the borough engineer provided suggestions on lining the pipes in four sections and other technical details during the discussion.
