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Wastewater plant project wraps up

CADIZ — The Harrisville wastewater treatment plant project is on track for completion this week.

Brandon Conley, project manager for E.L. Robinson, met with the Harrison County Board of Commissioners Thursday to give an update on the project.

“We had the progress meeting on Monday. … We do have to increase the time. The proposed substantial completion date was for this Sunday. We have 30 days; however, I do anticipate this probably wrapping up next week. Most of the products delivered will be in tomorrow (Friday) or were delivered yesterday (Wednesday),” he said.

Conley said he anticipates the final completion date for the project will be this Thursday.

He also presented Commissioners Dale Norris and Don Bethel with a change order form that increased the contract by $976.29. The change order was unanimously approved. Commissioner Paul Coffland was absent from the meeting.

In April, the engineering firm requested an extension for the project as there were delays in obtaining some of the necessary supplies. The $320,000 project – which includes the replacement of the UV disinfection unit and installation of an automatic bar screen to remove debris and prevent trash from entering the system – was originally set to be completed April 4.

Border Patrol of Hopedale is performing the project work. It is fully funded through an Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association grant designated for plant upgrades.

Following the meeting, Norris said the project completion is a “long time coming.”

“I’m glad it’s coming to completion, and I hope everyone’s happy in the area,” he added.

In other business, no bids were received for a proposed courtroom renovation project. A bid opening was scheduled first thing during the meeting; however, Pat Kelley, president of Pat Kelley Construction Co., informed commissioners he had not received anything from contractors. Commissioners were surprised by the lack of bids.

Following the meeting, Bethel speculated that contractors may be having difficulties with getting supplies or employees, which could be a reason why no bids were received. He said it was “concerning” that no one showed interest in completing the project.

Bethel said the project will most likely be rebid.

Also during the meeting, Deb Knight, assistant director of the Harrison County Department of Job and Family Services, and Mike McGlumphy, director of the Jefferson County CAC, presented commissioners with multiple contracts for approval. Knight said the first was a contract between the DJFS and the Belmont County Board of Developmental Disabilities for service coordination.

“This contract for service coordination allows us to utilize some of our allocation for service coordination — Temporary aid for Needy Families and we have a multi-system youth allocation — to pay for the service coordination for the children. The maximum amount to be spent on the contract is $50,000 which we have not come close to in the last year,” she said.

The other two agreements were between the county DJFS and Jefferson County CAC involving adult workforce services and youth employment services.

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