County accepts $1.2 million bid to replace bridge on Rt. 279 over Beardsley Creek

Engineering services approved on other bridge projects

ALBION – The Orleans County Legislature approved several resolutions today for bridge projects in the county.

The Legislature accepted the low bid of $1,188,874 from CATCO in Alden to replace the bridge on Route 279 in Carlton over Beardsley Creek. The project is 95 percent reimbursable by the state through the Bridge NY program with the local share at 5 percent.

The Legislature also approved an agreement with Bergmann Architectural Associates in Buffalo to be paid $189,692 for construction inspection and support for the Beardsley Creek bridge project. That is also 95 percent funded by Bridge NY.

Other resolutions by the Legislature for bridge projects include:

• The County hired Ravi Engineering in Rochester to design, handle the bidding and administer all phases of replacing a culvert on Eagle Harbor-Knowlesville Road over old Oak Orchard Creek. The county has been awarded $1,035,000 towards the culvert replacement by the Bridge NY program.

• Approved a $278,700 contract with C&S Engineers Inc. for preliminary engineering, design and Right-of-Way incidentals work for replacing the Groth Road bridge over the east branch of Sandy Creek in Murray. The project is 95 percent covered by Bridge NY.

• Approved paying LaBella Associates $161,000 for engineering services for a bridge on Lakeshore Road over an unnamed creek. The county is paying the $161,000 for a project that could receive federal and/or state reimbursement.

• Amended a resolution for a contract with Labella Associates to be paid $221,700 for construction inspection and support for the bridge on Angling Road in Yates. The project is 80 percent paid for by federal government, with 15 percent from state and 5 percent from county.