Friday, March 29, 2024

City approves bid for Lover Lane work

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Gatesville city leaders recently approved a project that will cost just over $1.53 million to replace water and wastewater lines on Lovers Lane, which will also impact traffic to Gatesville Independent School District buildings.

The hope is that much of the work can be done during the summer months to limit the amount of disruption to GISD.

The project will replace existing 6-inch cast iron water lines with a 10-inch line that will become the eastern trunk line of the city's water system. A memo to the Gatesville City Council noted the work will also replace the clay tile sewer mains and reconstruct the Lovers Lane Street surface from Business Highway 36 to Lowery Drive. The work will also give GISD a chance to add an additional fire hydrant on the southwest corner of the high school property if the district chooses to do so, the memo stated.

This project is fully funded by American Recovery Pal Act funds which were made available as a result of the COVID-19 crisis of 2020.

Walker Partners of Waco, acting as the city's engineering firm, prepared plans for the work and provided a probable cost estimate of just over $1.5 million. The city received two bids on the project, from B-Corp Utilities and TTG Utilities. After a review of the bids, Walker Partner recommended choosing the B-Corp bid OF $1,539,627.05. The council unanimously approved the recommendation.

"It was about $300,000 less and they have done work for the city before," Interim City Manager Bill Parry said.