A partial wall reconstruction project in Leechburg is progressing.
Portions of the 260-foot-long wall along the borough’s Third Street are collapsing. Plans call for about 150 feet of the wall to be replaced in a project that is expected to cost more than $216,000.
Council on Wednesday awarded a contract for the work to low bidder Holbein Inc. of Buffalo Township. Five other companies bid for the contract.
The project, first proposed in 2015, is being paid for with a PennDOT grant totaling $165,000, while Armstrong County is providing $25,000 and the borough is providing about $27,000.
The project is expected to take about three months.
A new wall reconstruction project on Third Street in Leechburg is underway.
Borough engineer Shane Michael said portions of the wall on Third Street are collapsing in some places.
“It’s 260 feet long, and we’re replacing about 150 feet of the wall,” Michael said.
Council opened six contract bids Tuesday. They ranged from an apparent low bid of about $193,500 from Arch Masonry Restoration to a high bid of just over $408,000 from Kishmo Inc. Some included alternative bids to cover additional work.
“This is good news,” Michael said. “I have at least two bids that came in competitively within our budget.”