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LISBON -- Village council tentatively awarded the contracts for the two-part Lisbon water tank and north end pressure improvement project Tuesday, with both low bids less than the engineer's estimate.
Bill Hoover, who serves as the chairman of the Lisbon Board of Public Affairs, said the board agreed with the recommendations of Howells and Baird, the engineering firm for the projects.
X-Press Underground Inc. of Petersburg submitted the low bid for the water lines and booster station work for $1,249,245. Maguire Iron of Sioux Falls, S.D., submitted the low bid for the tank at $2,725,000.
The engineer's estimates were $1,502,500 for the water lines/booster station and $2,970,000 for the tank.
Other bids for the tank included $2,996,600 from Caldwell Tanks of Louisville, Ky., and $3,040,495 from Phoenix Fabricators & Erectors LLC from Avon, Ind.
Other bids for the water lines/booster station included $1,466,284 for S.E.T. Inc. of Lowellville, $1,594,754 of J.S. Bova Excavating LLC of Struthers, $1,889,804 for Utility Contracting of Youngstown and $1,564,448 of Yarian Brothers Construction of Columbiana.
During the bid opening, Jon Vollnogle of Howells and Baird said he was expecting construction to begin in July. Both he and Hoover said the project will increase pressure for the north end of town, along with increasing the amount of water storage and water available for firefighting.
The current tank located off of state Route 45 to the north of the village holds 300,000 gallons of water. The new tank will hold 500,000 gallons.
Funding sources include $3.2 million from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for an interest-free loan and principal forgiveness and $250,000 from the Appalachian Regional Commission, with more funding expected from the OEPA.
Hoover said this project has been on the burner for more than 20 years.
"We're in a good place now. I see light at the end of the tunnel," he said.