Joe Hornaday
The Greensburg Water Board engaged a tentative approval of a bid for the Flatrock Raw Water Main project and sopped up information on the water work on Lincoln Street at their regular meeting Tuesday.
On Friday, Feb. 26, 17 sealed bids were opened for the Flatrock Raw Water Main project. On Tuesday, the Water Board approved a tentative agreement with Infrastructure Systems in the amount of $4,202,853. The project calls for more than 42,000 feet of 24-inch pipe for the final piece of the puzzle as part of the upgrades to the city’s water program for Honda Manufacturing. The project will pump water from the Flatrock water supply to the water plant pumps. Water Department Superintendent Rick Denney explained that the estimates had come in about $2 million less than the project engineer’s had estimated. HNTB had recommended Infrastructure Systems as well. The project did have to be resubmitted due to the fact that the route was altered, but the board approved the tentative agreement unanimously.
Last month, the Water Board investigated the land lease agreement with Ted Holland for property that holds water plant equipment and pump stations near Flatrock and Highway 421. Then, the board discussed whether or not the property is an asset that the city needs to retain. On Tuesday, Mayor Gary Herbert and Superintendent Denney said they had decided to get the property leased out.
“Basically, we want to look at our options,” Mayor Herbert said. They noted that the ground is not suitable for reservoir, but that the options on what to do with the land were still on the table. The board agreed to sign the lease with Holland for another year.
The board next discussed the 12-inch main water line on Lincoln Street that turns into Greenview. According to Denney, there is 340 feet of six-inch line that does not need to be there. It would cost approximately $17,000 to put in the 340 feet of 12-inch line, but Denney said he wanted to do it himself because it was less expensive. However, he noted that the problem was not really an issue yet, and that it could wait. He did warn against putting the project on the back-burner.
City Engineer Gary Murray said that work on the water lines on Lincoln Street were nearing completion, and work south of Noble Romans on the street would commence soon. A change order on the work in the amount of $95,000 was approved by the board and INDOT (Indiana Department of Transportation). INDOT will cover 80 percent of that cost, Murray said.
The next meeting of the Water Board will be at 6 p.m., April 20 at City Hall
