Staff Writer
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Belmont County’s planned water service upgrades for this year will be welcomed by the city of St. Clairsville, which plans on taking advantage of the projected increased capacity to purchase water from the county.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The county took another step Wednesday toward long-awaited, large-scale upgrades to water and sewer infrastructure, with work expected to begin early this year.
The commissioners awarded bids and entered into contracts for Belmont County Water and Sewer District improvements based on the recommendation of Poggemeyer Design Group, the project engineer.
The bid to construct a water treatment plant on Guernsey Street in Bellaire was awarded to Christman Constructors Inc. for $26,973,000. The bid for the first phase of water main replacement went to Bova Excavating LLC for $3,093,950, and a bid for the second phase went to Rudzik Excavating Inc. for $6,650,000. Border Patrol LLC will construct the Little McMahon Creek Road Booster Station for $1,256,552. Zenner USA will conduct meter replacement for $2,289,959,89. Jarvis, Downing & Emch will construct an addition to the water and sewer district service building for $524,000.