Florham Park could award $1M pool makeover contract Thursday

FLORHAM PARK Could the contract for the $1 million makeover of the municipal pool come during one of two Borough Council meeting Thursday?

Thats a possibility, according to Borough Engineer Michael Sgaramella.

Bids for the work were accepted and opened on Tuesday, Aug. 5.

The contract was expected to be awarded some time next month, but in a Tuesday e-mail, Sgaramella suggested it could come when the council meets today.

Bids still under technical review. There may be a contract award for this at Thursdays meeting, he wrote.

Just when the bid could be awarded, however, is unclear. The council is expected to hold two sessions, a work session scheduled for 6:30 p.m., followed by the 7 p.m. business meeting. Contracts are usually awarded during the business session, although official action has taken place at work sessions in the past.

In a separate e-mail, Carl Ganger, director of the boroughs Department of Community Services, on Tuesday wrote that six bids were submitted ranging in price from as high as $1,263,823 to as low as $817,000, and that the review process was underway.

Bid award is based upon review of the complete document, reference checks and submitted bid number. It is only after this review the lowest responsible bidder will be determined and recommended, wrote Ganger.

An ordinance allowing the borough to issue $950,000 in bond anticipation notes for the work was adopted in the spring. The remaining $50,000 will be taken from the boroughs capital improvement fund as down-payment.

In a previous interview, Borough Councilman William Zuckerman, the councils Community Services liaison, called the pending project exciting.

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