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Board to advertise Bridgefield Drainage Project; engineer estimate about $500,000
Summary
The Plainfield Stormwater Board discussed a hybrid ditch plan for the Bridgefield neighborhood and agreed on the consent agenda to advertise construction bids. Staff said the engineer's estimate is about $500,000 and that the neighborhood supports the design because it avoids tearing up driveways.
Plainfield staff presented a hybrid-ditch design for the Bridgefield Drainage Improvement Project and said they will advertise for construction bids ahead of opening them in July.
"The option that we chose was a hybrid ditch," Stormwater Director Shannon Swan said, describing the neighborhood as one with a stormwater fee but no conveyance system. Swan said the hybrid approach allows the town to avoid tearing up residents' driveways and may connect to existing culverts; she added that neighbors are "very excited about the project" after longstanding flooding complaints. The engineer's estimate for the project is "going to be around $500,000," Swan said, and that amount was budgeted for the current fiscal year.
The board approved the consent agenda to advertise for bids; board member Mr. Polson stated he would abstain from the specific consent item to advertise for bids (consent item #2) before the motion passed. Staff said they intend to review the full plan and design and go out to bid before the next stormwater meeting, with bid openings expected in July.
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