Bayonne Council Awards $1.97M BRIC Contract for 63rd Street Pump Station

Bayonne City Council on Sept. 16 unanimously awarded a $1,971,800 contract to Montana Construction Corp., Inc. for flood-resiliency upgrades at the 63rd Street Pumping Station, hardening the city’s largest stormwater facility against Superstorm Sandy-style events.

The Country Village-area station handles sewer and stormwater flows and is one of three sites required to install emergency generators under state and possible federal mandates.

“It hardens our infrastructure for Superstorm-type events and makes sure that our sewers are pumping and able to operate, not just for stormwater, because in storms we’re still using the bathrooms,” Director Egan told the council.

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Vote Breakdown

Council members Bottino, Gillen, Perry, Salama and Rodriguez all voted yes on both the bid report and the contract resolution. The generator equipment had been delayed in customs, forcing the late-stage action.

“I hope it’s the last time we’re going to be talking about the generators at a council meeting,” Egan said.