Contract for new water transmission line, voting machines on April 9 agenda

posted on 4/7/2025

The City Council will hold its first regular meeting of the month on Wednesday, April 9.

There is one public hearing on the agenda related to a resolution that would authorize $250,000 in bonding and appropriation through New Hampshire’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund to investigate and repair infiltration and inflow (I/I) issues within the sanitary sewer system in the area of Bellamy Road, Knox Marsh Road and Mount Vernon Street. The CSWRF fund allows for $100,000 in principal loan forgiveness. The City Council will vote on this resolution at its April 23 meeting.

The City Council will also consider awarding the construction bid for a new transmission line from Garrison Hill water tank to Oak Street and Broadway, which would replace the 1929-era cast-iron water line that has been subject to numerous significant water main breaks in recent years. City staff recommends the bid be awarded to S.U.R. Construction of Rochester for $1,457,625.

The City Council will also consider authorizing:

• The purchase of seven new ballot counting machines from VotingWorks for $31,500.
• Awarding the contract for reflectorized street line painting to Pro Finish Lines of Plymouth, Massachusetts, for $75,000.
• Awarding the contract to dispose of the wastewater treatment plant biosolids to Resource Management, Inc. of Holderness for $158.30 per wet ton.

Click here for the complete agenda.

The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers of City Hall. It will be televised on Channel 22 and online at https://dovernh.viebit.com, where it will be available on-demand.