Oswego's Ogden Falls water tower painting set

The water tower in Oswego's Ogden Falls Subdivision will receive a fresh coat of paint as a result of action taken this past week by the village board.

As part of their consent agenda during a meeting Aug. 12, the board awarded a contract totaling $371,000 to Seven Brothers Painting, Inc. of Shelby Township, Michigan.

In a memo to the board, Jerry Weaver, the village's utility services director, noted that the current exterior paint on the tower is in poor condition and has "faded extensively and there are spot coating failures on the base cone and sidewalls."

Seven Brothers submitted the lowest of four bids received for the project, Jennifer Hughes, the village's director of public works told the board.

The 1.5 million gallon capacity water tower was constructed along the east side of Ogden Falls Boulevard about one-quarter mile south of the U.S. Route 34 and U.S. Route 30 intersection in 1998.

In his memo, Weaver noted that Seven Brothers' bid came in $88,900 lower than the village engineer's pre-bid estimate for the project.

In addition, board members noted the bid is significantly under the $800,000 line item previously designated in the village's current budget for the project.

Hughes said $800,000 was previously designated in the budget for the project because it was believed the contractor might have to install a containment curtain around the tower as it is being painted.

The curtain, she would, would cost about $200,000.

But Hughes said engineers for the village determined the tower does not need to be sandblasted and contractors can paint the tower with rollers instead of using spray paint.

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Oswego's Ogden Falls water tower painting set