MILLSTONE – Officials in Millstone Township have awarded a $368,500 contract for a metal storage building at the new Millstone Park, Red Valley Road.
During a recent meeting, members of the Township Committee awarded the contract to JNP Construction. The company submitted the lowest bid for the work, according to a resolution.
According to the resolution, other bids were received from Cypreco Industries Inc. ($563,212); M&M Construction ($496,000); G. Koustas Painting & Construction ($487,000); Altec Building Systems ($462,003); Mibo Construction Company Inc. ($444,325); and J.H. Williams Enterprises Inc. ($388,400).
The development of Millstone Park has been ongoing since 2016. Municipal officials declared the first phase of the project complete in early 2020, although the park has not yet been opened to the public.
The park will have nine general purpose fields (six with lights), restrooms, a kitchen serving facility, a trail that can be used for walking, jogging and horseback riding, a playground, and a boat-accessible pond that can be used for fishing and irrigation.
In other business, committee members entered into an agreement with the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders to provide the Special Citizen Area Transportation (SCAT) program to Millstone Township in 2021.
As stated in a resolution, the SCAT program serves senior citizens and disabled residents of Monmouth County. The service provides food shopping transportation under contract
with Monmouth County municipalities.
And, committee members extended a contract with Central Jersey Waste & Recycling Inc. for the curbside pickup of recyclable materials into 2021. The contract is in the amount of $247,138 and will be effective until Dec. 31, 2021, according to a resolution.
Finally, the committee awarded a $74,575 contract to Marathon Engineering and Environmental Services, Swedesboro, for environmental consulting services. According to a resolution, the firm will provide consulting services related to a proposed wastewater disposal system at Burnt Tavern Road.