JW Danforth selected for two of four contracts
From the City of Hornell,
The City of Hornell’s Board of Public Works accepted bids for significant upgrades to the Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) during their June meeting. The project, Phase 1b, was divided into four separate contracts and totals over $6.2 million in improvements.
Funding for the project includes a $1.189 million Water Infrastructure Improvement (WIIA) grant, $1.25 million through an Office of Community Renewal Community Development Block Grant, and an additional $1.25 million in bipartisan Congressional funding from the offices of Congressman Nick Langworthy, Senator Chuck Schumer, and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. The remainder of the funding will come from a NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan.
The upgrades include General Construction, Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing work at the WPCP. The contracts were awarded as follows:
- General Construction: Twin Tiers Construction ($1,248,000)
- Electrical Construction: Schuler-Haas Electric ($1,385,031)
- Mechanical Construction: JW Danforth ($1,725,000)
- Plumbing Construction: JW Danforth ($1,883,000)
“We are fortunate to have received multiple, competitive bids for the project that remained within our budget. Bidding the project out separately appeared to be helpful with keeping costs affordable,” said Mayor John Buckley. He emphasized the importance of continued investment in the City’s infrastructure, stating, “Investing in critical infrastructure upgrades, such as our water and sewer systems, has been a priority. These systems operate continuously and provide vital services to our residents and beyond. We are excited for this phase of the project to move forward with important upgrades to our WPCP.”
WPCP Chief Operator Richard Dunning II provided details on the project scope at the Board of Public Works meeting, “We slightly downsized the scope of this project by excluding work on the digester. There will be many significant upgrades or replacements of equipment in this project phase. This includes replacements of the raw sewage and return pumps, as well as the addition of the blanket reader, with automatic depth detection, and upgrades to the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system. Finally, there will be significant work to sequester the main control building from the system by sealing off the ports downstairs. This will protect operators and equipment from gas, which will immensely improve the work environment, and increase longevity of our equipment.”
Dunning expressed enthusiasm about the project bids, stating, “We were excited to find the bids were awarded to local contractors that we are familiar working with and who do quality work. We look forward to starting this project and completing these crucial upgrades at the facility.”
