The Antis Township Supervisors yesterday unanimously gave tentative approval for New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co. to pave nine roads in the township at a cost of $247,504.
The awarding of the bid is contingent upon review of all paperwork to make sure the bid was submitted properly and all items contained inside meet township requests.
Roads that will be paved in 2003 include North Second Street, Stetter Road, Bellmeade Drive, Hawthorne Drive, Parkway Drive, Alpine Drive, Findley Avenue in Pinecroft and Graham Drive in Riggles Gap.
Four bids were opened last evening with New Enterprise being the lowest. Glenn O. Hawbaker rang in with the highest of bids at $282,823.25. HRI bid $263,472 and Granice Bros. bid $260,278.40.
The township also received four bids for the construction of a new storage building to house township equipment.
According to secretary Linda Kimmen, the new building will be a barn-like structure that measures 40-by-80-by-14 feet. It will have two solid entry doors for employees and five overhead doors.
The low bidder for the project was Esh’s Storage Barns, based out of Bedford. This bid came in just a little cheaper than a $34,840 bid by R.M. Ickes Construction. Other bids include $104,000 from BlairCon Building and $46,209 from Allensville Planning Mill Inc.
Supervisor Ron Gensamer cast the only dissenting vote.
Supervisors also opened bids for traffic signals at the Becker Road Culvert. Township officials believe a new signal could help deter accidents at the dangerous location.
Questions arose as to what kind of equipment should be purchased and installed and how the cables will connect the units.
The township requested in its bid advertisement that anyone bidding on the project must first check with Norfolk Southern to inquire about attaching the cables to the culvert itself. If Norfolk Southern would agree, the lines could run through conduit that’s attached directly to the culvert. Otherwise, boring through the structure would be required – thus a more expensive process.
However, none of the bidders contacted Norfolk Southern concerning this important information.
Concerning the equipment, the township could purchase new equipment that has a guarantee or warranty or cheaper used equipment. Also, some bidders offered, for an additional fee, LED lighting in the units. Amato said LED lighting would reduce the electric bill for the township.
The low bid for used equipment was offered by Dickson Electric at $12,800. The lowest new equipment bid price came from Telpower at $20,525. Telpower and other bidders offered the LED upgrades at fees ranging from $1,200 to $1,850.
The supervisors agreed to find out from Norfolk which would be the best installation method, then re-contact the bidders to get more information.
The signals will be purchased with township liquid fuels money. PENNDOT, who is requiring the township to install the equipment for safety purposes, said it would like to see the project begin after June 15 and be completed by Aug. 15.
