PUBLIC NOTICE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE
RELATING TO SEWER RATES, FEES AND CHARGES AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OF THE CITY OF FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Follansbee, West Virginia, a municipal corporation, will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at five forty-five o’clock (5:45) p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, in the City Council Chambers before the final vote on a proposed Ordinance which has been introduced, the principal object of which is the construction of a sewer project. There will not be an increase in current sewer rates to cover the costs for necessary capital improvements that are not in the ordinary course of business. The title of such Ordinance reads:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ADDITIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS
TO THE MUNICIPAL SEWER SYSTEM OF THE
CITY OF FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA
THE FINAL READING AND VOTE on adoption of said proposed Ordinance shall be held immediately following the Public Hearing in the Council Chambers of the City of Follansbee, Follansbee Municipal Building, 872 Main Street, Follansbee, West Virginia, 26037, on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at five forty-five o’clock (5:45) p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard. The meeting will be open to the public. All customers and interested parties are invited and may appear and speak before Follansbee City Council and be heard at such time with respect to the passage of the proposed Ordinance and present comments or protests, if any.
The Project
The Sewer Board operates a wastewater treatment plant and sanitary sewer collection system and proposes to undertake the following improvements.
Contract No. 1 – Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements
The Work includes improvements to the existing grit removal equipment by replacing the existing grit pump and grit classifier; removal and replacement of mixing equipment in Oxidation Ditch No. 1; removal of existing aeration/mixing equipment in the existing Aerobic Digester; repairs to the existing Digester concrete basins; relocation of existing emergency generator; installation of new emergency generator electrical; and all other associated work.
Contract No. 2 – Wastewater System Sanitary/Storm Sewer Separation
The project includes approximately 865 LF of 18” PVC Gravity Sewer Pipe; 880 LF of 15” PVC Gravity Sewer Pipe; 5,415 LF of 12 PVC Gravity Sewer Pipe; 6,825 LF of 8” PVC Gravity Sewer Pipe; 635 LF of 8” Ductile Iron Gravity Sewer Pipe; 2,755 LF of 6” PVC C900 Forcemain; 5,050 LF of 6” PVC Service Lateral Pipe; 342 EA Service Reconnections; 495 LF of 36” HDPE Storm Pipe; 365 LF of 30” HDPE Storm Pipe; 1,240 LF of 24” HDPE Storm Pipe; 1,450 LF of 18” HDPE Storm Pipe; 390 LF of 15” HDPE Storm Pipe; 1,350 LF of 12” HDPE Storm Pipe; 1 EA 5’-0” Diameter (Sanitary) Manhole Replacement; 42 EA 4’-0” Diameter Sanitary Manhole; 32 EA 4’-0” Diameter (Sanitary) Manhole Replacement; 8 EA 4’-0” Diameter (Sanitary) Cut-In Manhole; 1 EA 4’-0” Diameter (Sanitary) Flat Top Manhole; 5 EA 5’-0” Diameter Storm Manhole; 1 EA 5’-0” Diameter (Storm) Replacement Manhole; 14 EA 4’-0” Diameter Storm Manhole; 7 EA 4’-0” Diameter (Storm) Manhole Replacement; 2 EA 4’-0” Diameter (Storm) Cut-In Manhole; 346 VF 4’-0” Diameter Manhole Extra Depth; 40 VF 5’-0” Diameter Manhole Extra Depth; 5 EA Manhole Inside Drop Connection; 800 VF Manhole Rehabilitation; 50 EA Remove & Replace Existing Manhole Frame & Cover; 41 EA Type ‘B’ Inlet; 60 LF of 36” Steel Casing, Open Cut; 35 LF of 16” Steel Casing, Bore & Jack; 90 LF of 16” Steel Casing, Open Cut; 50 LF of 12” Steel Casing, RR Bore & Jack; 47 EA Connect to Existing Structure or Pipe; 3 EA Abandon-In-Place Existing Manhole; 13 EA Remove Existing Drop Inlet; 27 EA Plug and Abandon Existing Line; 6,050 SY of 2” Full Width Asphalt Overlay; 210 LF of Type ’A’ Trench Repair; 14,160 LF of Type ‘B’ Trench Repair; 730 LF of Type ‘C’ Trench Repair; 25 LF of Concrete Sidewalk Restoration; 1 LS North Pump Station Improvements; 1 LS South Pump Station Improvements; 1 LS Center Avenue Pump Station Improvements; 1 LS Trailer Sewer Jetter Equipment; 1 LS Portable Backup Dewatering Pump Equipment; 1 LS Mobilization/Demobilization; 1 LS Video Taping; 1 LS Erosion and Sediment Control.
SEWER SYSTEM UPGRADE PROJECT BUDGET*
Estimated Construction Cost $7,607,308.00
Construction Contingency $760,731.00
Engineering $918,000.00
Legal $145,000.00
Accounting $40,000.00
Administration $100,000.00
Special Services $324,000.00
Permits $15,000.00
Electrical Service Upgrades $80,000.00
Bond Counsel $102,755.56
Project Contingency $177,070.44
Total Estimated Project Cost $10,269,865.00
- Preliminary, subject to change
The current and proposed sewer rates, fees and charges which are proposed to be effective on and after September 5, 2023, are as follows:
Current Rate Fees & Charges Final
Rate Increase Increase Rate First 1,000 $11.27 $0.00 $0.00 $11.27
gallon
All over $11.27 $0.00 $0.00 $11.27
1,000
gallons
THE CITY OF FOLLANSBEE is not proposing any new and/or increased rates, fees, and/or charges in regard to the subject Sewer System Improvement Project.
Copies of the proposed Ordinance are available for public inspection from Monday through Friday (except holidays), from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Offices of the City Clerk and the City Manager, Follansbee Municipal Building, 872 Main Street, Follansbee, West Virginia, 26037.
David Kurcina, Follansbee City Clerk
BCR 08/25 – 09/01/23