Contracts OK’d for road, sewer projects in Twinsburg

An Akron-based company was awarded a $1.71 million contract for road improvements this year.

City Council awarded a contract Feb. 14 to Perrin Asphalt of Akron. Perrin’s base bid is $1.5 million, with alternative bids amounting to an additional $203,996.

Asphalt/concrete repairs and asphalt repaving are planned from May to September on all or parts of the following: Neille, Adam, Jason, Waldo Way, Gill and Deerfield courts, Patton, Bridget, Andre, Belmeadow, Iris Glen, Heron, Mallard Cove and Enterprise Parkway.

Sidewalk removal/replacement are planned at locations determined by the service department, as are concrete pavement repairs at the water park’s pool deck and resurfacing of the Glenmeadow Park basketball court.

Other pavement projects are scheduled at Glen Chamberlin Park’s pickleball court and parking lot and other areas at Glenmeadow Park, to where the Safety Town layout is being moved.

Council also awarded a contract worth $662,827 to Northeast Ohio Trenching Service of Warrensville Heights to do Ravenna Road and Town Center sanitary sewer improvements.

City engineer Amy Mohr said the section of sewer lines on Ravenna Road was installed in 1928 and lined about 35 years ago. “The liner is past its useful service life and beginning to separate from the walls, creating concern of potential backup if it fails,” said Mohr.

The lines will be replaced with SDR 35 PVC pipe on Ravenna Road from Routes 91 to 82 and a section located in the city’s easement.

Mohr said an Ohio Public Works Commission loan for $258,280 can be used for the sanitary sewer portion of the project, while the road resurfacing portion will be paid for as part of road program expenses.

Other contracts, purchases also approved

Council OK’d a three-year renewable general engineering services contract with Burgess & Niple Inc. to cover work associated with the estimated $14 million in wastewater treatment plant improvements.

According to wastewater superintendent Nathan Zuege, the design phase for the improvements is estimated to cost $1.33 million, for which Council authorized the mayor to apply for a low-interest loan from the Ohio EPA’s Water Pollution Control Loan Fund.

City officials expect the design work to be completed and submitted to the Ohio EPA by Feb. 1, 2024.

The purchase of three 2022 or newer pickup trucks for the service department from Nick Mayer Ford-Lincoln was approved at a cost of$118,485.

Council authorized the mayor to enter into an agreement with TMS Engineers to conduct a citywide traffic study before proceeding with upgrading the aging traffic signal system. The firm will be paid $46,790. Outside funding will be sought for the upgrade.

A purchase agreement with Motorola was approved for equipment and professional services relating to the city dispatch center. The amounts are $36,196 for 2023, $37,282 for 2024 and $38,401 for 2025, with the total not to exceed $111,880.

Other approved measures

The mayor was directed to enter into an amended agreement with the Ohio Department of Transportation for federal funds associated with the Richmond-Broadway-Shepard-Ravenna intersection reconstruction project.

The project is estimated to cost $3.42 million, with federal funds providing $2.74 million and a local match of $684,644 divided among Twinsburg, Macedonia, Oakwood and Glenwillow.

Council ratified a bargaining agreement through Dec. 31, 2025 with Teamsters Local 436 covering wastewater treatment plant workers. The pact includes wage increases of 2 percent each in 2023 and 2024 and 3.5 percent in 2025.

The annual wage increase of 2 percent for non-bargaining city employees was approved. It matches 2023 bargaining agreements/memorada of understanding with union workers.

The recodification, editing and inclusion of certain ordinances into the city’s component codes also were OK’d.

Fire Chief Tim Morgan reported the department logged 316 calls for service in January, and fought one home and one apartment blazes. It was noted monthly branch pickup will begin April 3.

Measures under consideration

Several pieces of legislation went to next readings, including a contract with ZoneCo for zoning code rewrite assistance, eliminating the Gleneagles Golf Course advisory board and the annual agreement with Tinkers Creek Watershed Partners for stormwater management help.

Also, Council is considering amendments to certain chapters of the codified ordinances relating to the parks/rec department, fences and signs. In the parks/rec chapter, changes are proposed to rules and regulations, use of municipal facilities and program fees.

The fences section would clarify the intent to prohibit white chain-link fences, and to allow the use of white vinyl picket, shadow box and other fence types normally painted white.

Sign code changes would allow temporary signs to remain posted for 40 days instead of the current 60 days. Public hearings were set for March 14 at 6:45 p.m. on the proposed fences and signs changes.

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This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Twinsburg greenlights a $1.71 million contract for road improvements