By Joe Pinchot
HERMITAGE — A Hubbard company submitted the apparent low bid to perform the first phase of work on Rombold Road as part of Hermitage’s Neighborhood Investment Program.
United Civil Contractors tendered a bid of $101,879 to replace about 1,200 feet of stormwater sewer line from Mercer Avenue to halfway between Paul and Madison streets, and televise the remaining 1,500 feet of the line to Bobby Run.
The heavily competitive project attracted nine other bids, ranging from $120,474 to $223,340.
Christopher M. Kogelnik of engineering firm Herbert, Rowland and Grubic, Inc., which has a Hermitage office, estimated the project would come in at $148,000.
The project largely will be funded by federal stimulus money funneled through the Community Development Block Grant program, with some coming from the city’s regular CDBG allocation, said Community Planner Jeremy P. Coxe. City officials have been saving CDBG money since 2008 for the project.
Most of the work will be done on the south side of Rombold, with workers crossing the road twice.
The results of the televising will be used by officials to draw up plans for replacement of all or part of the second section of storm sewer line. Coxe said officials hope to advertise for bids for the second phase this summer.
Ultimately, officials also plan to resurface Rombold and the sections of Haywood, Mary, Paul, Madison, Delaware, Carolyn and Stafford streets that are in Hermitage. This part of the project could be undertaken next summer, Coxe said.
City officials will review the bids and hope to have the commissioners award a contract March 24, Coxe said.
