Killingly projects planned, including roof replacements

Project bids out: The town of Killingly on Wednesday solicited bids for several municipal projects, including roof repairs for the towns community center and garage, maintenance for HVAC systems in six town buildings, as well as for the installation of larger fuel tanks for the water pollution control facility. All bids are due back May 9.

Roofs: The town is preparing to replace roofs at the community center and town garage. Both roofs, constructed in the 1930s, have leak issues, said Town Engineer Bruce Chimento. The community center project involves demolishing and replacing three sections of the building roof: The 18,600-square-foot main section and two flat, rubber roof portions. Since the building is an historic landmark, the main roof will be covered with gray, faux-slate shingles, instead of a more modern-looking facade. The $200,000 project will be paid with Local Capital Improvement Program, or LOCIP, funding. Roughly 13,000 square-feet of town garage will be replaced with a rubber covering system. The project, also to be paid with LOCIP money, will also include the installation of pre-fabricated parapets, stacks and vents. It will cost between $120,000 and $150,000.

Tanks: The Water Pollution Control Authority will spend approximately $10,000 to install two new, 1,000-gallon fuel tanks at the water pollution control facility. The plant currently possesses two 300-gallon tanks, used to power on-site emergency generators in the event of a power outage. But we ran out of fuel during (Tropical Storm) Irene, Chimento said. The new above-ground tanks will sit atop concrete pads supplied by the town.

Maintenance: Six Killingly municipal buildings Town Hall, the community center, the library, the Historical Society building, the highway garage and the recycling center are due for annual maintenance work on their heating, ventilation and cooling systems. The work will include boiler tuning and checks, roof-top unit filter changes and circulator pump inspections. The work will be paid through each individual buildings maintenance account, though the town will package all the work one solicitation in an effort to get a better price, Chimento said.

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Killingly projects planned, including roof replacements