Cloverdale Council gets update on stormwater project

The Cloverdale Town Council got an update on the town's stormwater project recently during its March meeting, and the news was not that great. 

Cloverdale Town Manager Jason Hartman informed the council that bids for the stormwater project were over initial estimates. 

As a result, it was back to the drawing board with the scope of the project being scaled down and the council voting to rebid the project again. 

Under the original scope, the project was going to cost close to $1 million with the city receiving a $600 thousand Community Development Block Grant from the Office of Community and Rural Affairs. The town's stormwater board was to make up the rest of the cost. 

The initial project called for relief and improvements across Cloverdale, including Stardust Hills and Doe Creek Drive. 

In Stardust Hills, the original scope called for the installation of 70 feet of 12-inch pipe, 80 feet of 18-inch pipe and 70 feet of 24-inch pipe as well as a rehab of the road and Stardust Way being resurfaced with ditch excavation work.

For Doe Creek, there was to have been 165 feet of 12-inch pipe, 325 feet of 15-inch pipe, ditch excavation work and road rehab. 

Council president Brandon  Tancak told The Putnam County Post he had a haunch the plans would have to be changed.

"I had a haunch that they might considering the amount of work that is/was in that scope and being hopeful that everything on our wishlist could get covered," Tancak said. 

Under the new scope, Stardust Hills, the fire department area, South Doe Creek and the northeast portion of the business district are slated to receive upgrades and improvements. 

"We, obviously, picked out the items that could withstand more years as is and continued on with addressing the more urgent items. I hope that the rebids will come out more in line with where we need them to be," Tancak said. 

The cost to rebid the project was $2,000 and Hartman said it is an unknown on what bids may come in.