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Gainesboro Aldermen approved a low bid of $218,000 for inspections and repairs to two water tanks Tuesday night.
The project includes cleaning, repainting the interior and exterior, among other items. Engineering Consultant Zeda Hillis said the Johnson tank is in bad shape and would not meet state requirements.
“We had the bid opening on August the 6th,” Hillis said. “Typically they have a 30-day to guarantee that we can lock them in, so I can’t guarantee that we can hold over with the contract that we have now without having to rebid it. We can ask but if you decide not to take action that’s something that I have to go back to the contractor and see if they would honor that bid because they are not required to.
Aldermen Tom Goetz said the state has been lenient on the city with the water tanks and that it’s time to get them taken care of. He called the project a 30-50 year investment.
Gainesboro Mayor Lloyd Williams said the project will force the city to spend money it did not expect.
“So once we spend some unseen money we got to save a little bit somewhere else,” Williams said.
Because the work involves the water system, Aldermen Beth Young said it needs to be done right the first time.
The two tanks being repaired are the Johnson Tank on Brown Lane and the Smith Tank on Herman Smith Lane. The low bid made by Huffman Tank.
In other business, three new Aldermen took seats on the board and presided over the first meeting of the term. Aldermen reappointed John Fox to the Historical Commission. Aldermen approved Gainesboro trick-or-treating for Saturday, October 26.
