Tag: waste water treatment plant
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Attorney: Bids for treatment plant exceeded what Allentown could pay
ALLENTOWN – The two bids Allentown officials received from companies that sought a municipal contract to refurbish the waste water treatment plant in the borough were each more than $1 million in excess of the borough engineer’s estimate for the work. More than a dozen companies obtained a bid package for the project, but on…
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Allentown council rejects bids for waste water treatment plant project
ALLENTOWN – During a special meeting on May 31, members of the Allentown Borough Council voted to reject a pair of bids that had been submitted by companies seeking a contract to upgrade Allentown’s waste water treatment plant. Municipal Clerk Laurie Gavin reported the council’s action on June 1. She said after the governing body…
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Allentown will seek bids for waste water treatment plant improvements
ALLENTOWN – The Borough Council has taken a significant step on the road to upgrading Allentown’s waste water treatment plant by authorizing the Roberts Engineering Group to advertise the project and seek bids from companies that want to do the work. Council members took the action during a meeting on April 10. In 2017, the…
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Allentown makes switch in engineer on treatment plant project
ALLENTOWN – Municipal officials have ended their relationship with the firm that was hired to oversee the completion of a new waste water treatment plant and hired the company that serves as Allentown’s borough engineer to take over tasks associated with the treatment plant project. Borough Council members unanimously passed a resolution to terminate Allentown’s…
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Allentown faces fines for violations at treatment plant
ALLENTOWN – The borough is being hit with a $154,000 fine from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection as the result of ongoing violations at its waste water treatment plant on Breza Road. Mayor Greg Westfall announced the fine during the March 13 meeting of the Borough Council and said the penalty is due…
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Questions arise on pace of Allentown waste water treatment plant project
ALLENTOWN – A former Allentown councilman is questioning the pace at which a municipal project is advancing. Wil Borkowski, whose term on the Borough Council ended in December, addressed Mayor Greg Westfall and council members during the Feb. 27 meeting of the governing body. He expressed concern about a plan to construct a new waste…
