Kingston borrows $1.37 million to repair, upgrade sewage treatment plant – The Daily Freeman

KINGSTON, N.Y. >> The city will borrow $1.37 million more to fund repairs and upgrades to the sewage treatment plant on East Strand.

During a Common Council meeting Tuesday, aldermen adopted three resolutions related to the borrowing and awarding of contracts for the repair and upgrade work at the plant. Each of the resolutions was adopted by a vote of 8-0.

Alderwoman Nina Dawson, D-Ward 4, was absent.

The $1,371,798 in additional funding will go toward general construction, electrical, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning work at the wastewater treatment plant. The total project is estimated to cost $3,276,250, but much of that is expected to be reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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The council had previously authorized borrowing approximately $1.9 million for the project.

The funding approved Tuesday by the council would also provide the city with money for construction inspection services and cover any contingency expenses.

City Engineer Ralph Swenson had previously told aldermen that Kingston received a general construction bid totaling $2,028,000 for work at the plant under the FEMA project. He said that bid includes reconstruction of the citys pump station and work on the exterior walls of some of the buildings.

The electric work under the FEMA project totals $717,000 and would include wiring, pump replacement, controls, and preparation work to upgrade the plants generator, Swenson said. He said the bid for heating and cooling totals $142,500 and would include new boilers for the plant.

Some of the planned repairs and upgrades are necessary because of flooding during Superstorm Sandy in October 2012, which is also why FEMA is pitching in financially.

The general construction work will be performed by William Schultz Construction, while the electrical work will be performed by Stilsing Electric and the heating and cooling work by D&E Contractors and Plumbing.

The treatment plant, close to the citys Rondout Creek waterfront, is the citys only such facility and serves approximately 30,000 people. Most of the plant was built in the 1940s, but its been upgraded roughly every 10 years.

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