Freehold Borough officials have authorized a $46,377 increase in a contract that provides for the construction of a new water treatment plant on Waterworks Road. The new plant will serve Freehold Borough, but is in Freehold Township.
Coppola Services Inc. was initially awarded a $7.83 million contract to complete the job. The $46,377 increase, which was approved by Borough Council members on Dec. 7, brings the contract for the new infrastructure to $7.88 million.
Business Administrator Stephen Gallo explained that the change order came about because employees of Coppola Services discovered an abandoned well where the new treatment plant is being constructed.
“The contractor has to properly close the shaft for the well and place cement over it because that is where the foundation of the new building is going,” Gallo said. “This was unknown at the beginning of the project … By approving this change order now, we can keep progress moving on this project.”