The Seaside Heights water treatment plant. (Credit: Google Maps)
Seaside Heights officials are taking the first steps toward embarking on what is being touted as an electrical resiliency project at the borough’s water treatment plant, which will include the demolition of some equipment and its reconstruction.
The borough will accept bids through Jan. 10 for the project, which will consist of the demolition of the existing generator building and associated electrical equipment. An elevated concrete platform will be constructed to house the new generator and electrical building for “miscellaneous electrical equipment,” a project announcement said.
Individual elevated platforms for additional transformers will also be installed throughout the site. Upgrades to the sludge handling process include demolition of the existing sludge handling system and construction of a new sub-surface dual-chambered sludge metering and wet well structure with underground piping. This process will also consist of service connections, site restoration, and accessory equipment.
The project will be long-term, with the eventual contractor having 450 days to complete the work after being given the go-ahead to proceed.
Funding for the project will come from the state Department of Environmental Protection and the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust. The borough’s water plant is located off Bay Boulevard in the northwest section of town, near the Public Works facility.
