A bid opening for the Phase 3 of the Bradford Sanitary Authority’s wastewater treatment plant rehabilitation has been extended to April 27.
Engineer Jack Rae made the announcement to the authority during Tuesday’s regular meeting. Bids will be opened at 2 p.m. that day at the authority office, 28 Kennedy St.
The authority previously reported that the upgrades could include new chlorine disinfection facilities, an equipment building, a reed bed construction and new sludge digester facilities and architectural improvements covering heating systems, lighting, windows, roofing, process piping and electrical.
Executive Director Rick Brocius reported on sanitary and stormwater work that took place throughout the city during the past month.
“A new sanitary line is being installed on South Avenue at the site of the old Terminal Building lot to support future development on that block,” said Brocius after the meeting. “BSA crews also continued cleaning the storm lines on Chestnut Street and replaced a section of collapsed storm line.
“Crews toured the areas where recent stormwater repairs have been completed following Monday night’s 1.2 inches of rain and found no drainage problems,” he noted.
He said authority crews will begin video inspections on several sections of state roads in the city in preparation for this summer’s Pennsylvania Department of Transportation paving projects. Crews will address necessary repairs prior to paving.
Regarding the authority’s stormwater responsibilities, Brocius said crews will be looking for possible stormwater connection or drainage problems this summer in the Main Street area.
“Such work may also include the dye testing of roof drains, and all findings will be mapped in the Authority’s GIS program to prioritize and plan for any future work required,” he said. “This work will also support the future Streetscape projects slated for 2019. All building or property owners in the Main Street area with sanitary or stormwater connection concerns are asked to contact the authority.”
For property owners who have raised stormwater questions, operations manager Barry Anderson wanted people to know that the authority is committed to providing personal follow-up on those concerns.
“The most common questions pertain to the amount of impervious area, and if needed the authority can provide some assistance in measuring impervious area for commercial property owners,” according to the authority.
The authority has enrolled in a program that will help gauge its performance by comparing it to other similar programs.
Through the Performance Assessment Program, administered by the Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association, municipal authorities from across the state can compare many operational and performance metrics, according to Brocius.
“Feedback from the program will then allow participating authorities to identify strengths and weaknesses and plan for future improvements,” he said. “The Bradford City Water Authority has also enrolled in the program.”
