$5.9M construction contract awarded for Point Twp. sewer project

NORTHUMBERLAND Point Township Sewer Authority board members Thursday awarded a $5.9 million general construction contract to low-bidder Doli Construction Corp., of Chalfont, for the Lithia Springs sewer extension project.

The approval is contingent on closing a $3.7 million loan with the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority, known as Pennvest. In all, seven companies submitted bids for the construction contract.

The board awarded the electrical contract for the project to low-bidder K&N Electric, of Sunbury. K&Ns bid was $261,898. Three other companies bid on that contract.

The project overall is expected to cost $7.4 million, said David Brinjac, the authoritys engineer.

Before the votes, board members asked about the Doli company and its reliability. Brinjac said the company has completed similar projects, but needs to be closely monitored. He said he would do that once the project begins.

The authority has secured a $3.7 million grant for the project, the same amount as the $3.7 million loan from Pennvest. Together, Brinjac said, they will cover the cost of construction and other ancillary costs, such as legal fees and engineering fees.

The early part of Thursday nights meeting involved the signing of documents that have to be submitted to Pennvest as soon as possible.

The project involves construction of sewer lines and two pump stations and will bring about 122 homes in the Lithia Springs, Ridge Road and Bulk Road areas of Point Township into compliance with environmental standards.

Construction is scheduled to begin in May and be completed in about a year.

The homes that will be served by the new sewer lines are connected to septic tanks. The project will install a public system main line, with lateral lines connecting to the 122 homes.

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$5.9M construction contract awarded for Point Twp. sewer project