Politics & Government

Schwenksville Council Considers Changes to Revitalization Project

The bids "miraculously" came in less expensive than budgeted.

Schwenksville Borough Council is considering altering a current revitalization project on Main Street after bids “miraculously” came in roughly $36,000 less than budgeted, leaving additional Montgomery County grant funds, according to officials.

Schwenksville Borough Manager Anne Klepfer said the borough can apply to be reimbursed for 25 percent of the engineering costs as part of the additional funds.

Klepfer recommended that 10 percent of the additional funds should be set aside as a contingency in case of additional costs during construction, and borough council should find a way to spend the remaining $22,000.  If none of the money set aside is used, the borough could request reimbursement for engineering costs.

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“[The additions] have to be consistent with their revitalization plan and their guide for maintenance with revitalization improvement,” Klepfer said.

The Montgomery County Commissioners approved the grant initially, and if the change in plan is a drastic one, it would have to go back in front of the board, which would be “more time consuming, with more variables involved,” according to Klepfer.

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Council agreed to use the additional funds within the parameters that would prevent the change order from going back in front of the county commissioners, such as adding additional lineal feet of new sidewalk and ornamentation.

Klepfer will continue to discuss the improvements with borough staff and officials before corresponding with county staff.


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