Adams Opens Bids For Greylock Glen Infrastructure Project

By Andy McKeeveriBerkshires Staff
04:35PM / Wednesday, April 04, 2012Print Story | Email Story

ADAMS, Mass. — Four companies placed bids on the first phase of infrastructure work at the Greylock Glen.

The town has an estimated $4.3 million worth of infrastructure improvements planned. The project received a kickstart of a $2 million allocation from the state's supplemental budget bill and town officials scaled the project into phases.

The first phase will include excavation, paving, water, sewer, electrical and gas improvements and drainage on Thiel and Gould roads.

The lowest bid was from Lanesborough-based D.R. Billings Inc. at $1,296,946. The second lowest bid was from C & A Construction Co. Inc. at $1,640,065. J.H. Maxymillian Inc. bid $1,735,760 and Warner Bros. LLC bid $1,738,637.

The bid has not yet been awarded but the town and the contractor must be under contract by June with construction completed no later than mid-2013 to fulfill state requirements.

The construction work would be the first in more than a decade at the often controversial site. Several projects have been attempted and failed; the most recent incarnation is to build a campground, an amphitheater and conference center. Town officials hope that by improving the infrastructure they will be able to attract a private developer to bring the project to fruition.

The Department of Community Development is hoping to secure a state MassWorks grant to finish the remainder of the infrastructure phases.

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Can't do better than D. R. Billings. Always the lowest bidder and the lowest problem contractor on municipal projects for which they are qualified. A true value for the taxpayer dollar.
from: Peter Fohlin	on: 04-04-2012 06:49PM I Agree (21) - I Disagree (3)

put a casino up there like they wanted to do 40 years ago. can you imagine how this place would be booming if they did
from: soandso	on: 04-04-2012 07:53PM I Agree (25) - I Disagree (15)

I wonder if this is a good idea. We have spent how much taxpayers' dollars so far on the dream of the Greylock Glen development? Now we are fixing up the roads to attract a private developer? Are we saying that prospective private developers are not capable of the vision that roads could be fixed up? Is the marketing going to say "come and develop the Greylock Glen, we have great roads"? If there has been no interest so far a new road is not going to change that! What if we don't attract private developers? How much more will we waste before we get something concrete? How are we doing at removing the invasive species of plants up there? Did we really need to do that? Study this and study that. I guess all those people who are making a living studying stuff and fixing things noone is using, will have a nice road to drive on. Maybe we should charge a toll on the new roads to all the environmentalists we hire to tell us what we can't do up there and find new things for us to spend more money on. So far it has been a monumental waste of taxpayers' money.
from: Adams Guy	on: 04-05-2012 12:42PM I Agree (9) - I Disagree (10)

Hey Adams Guy, we fix public roads in Adams when they are in disrepair, right? Gould Road is in terrible disrepair. People do live on that road. Fire trucks and ambulances still need access to it. And I know I've stated this before, it is one of the busiest places in town -- it is a recreational area. So regardless, the road needs to be repaired. I don't understand the controversy.
from: lila	on: 04-05-2012 01:53PM I Agree (10) - I Disagree (2)

Lila...we are upgrading all of the infrastructure up there in hopes of attracting a developer. Simply read the article..."Town officials hope that by improving the infrastructure they will be able to attract a private developer to bring the project to fruition." There is one reason this is being done. I am not a contractor but it doesn't take 4 mil. to fix up that road which is in disrepair. I wouldn't be against simply fixing up the road. From what I understand there are different funds earmarked for road repair. What about 30 years of wasted resources with no results? Removing the invasive plants and all this studying has nothing to do with improving the quality of life for the folks that live and visit up there. Split the 4 mil. between the people that use the road. Then you will be helping them and I bet they would be happy to drive on rough roads in exchange.
from: Adams Guy	on: 04-05-2012 03:29PM I Agree (4) - I Disagree (4)

So go through the trouble of stripping, grading, paving the road for say, I don't know, 1/2 the money, and then if someone wants to develop the place, dig that all up and then put the upgrades in? I'm no accountant but wouldn't that be a waste of money?
from: lila	on: 04-05-2012 04:00PM I Agree (4) - I Disagree (1)

Spend an extra 2 mil. on "IF"?? It hasn't happened in 30 years of trying...
from: Adams Guy	on: 04-06-2012 12:03PM I Agree (1) - I Disagree (4)

Not if, regardless. The roads need improvement to be utilized by everyone. There are events nearly every week up there. Many people benefit from it.
from: WTF	on: 04-06-2012 12:46PM I Agree (9) - I Disagree (1)

Adams Prudential Committee Evaluating Truck Replacement

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
05:21AM / Thursday, September 03, 2026

ADAMS, Mass. — The Fire Department's Engine 2 is suffering from rust and the Prudential Committee needs to decide if it should be fixed or run until it can be replaced.

Fire Chief David Lennon told the Prudential Committee on Monday about the condition of the 20-year-old truck and acknowledged it's going to be an costly endeavor.

"If we choose to do this, it's going to be so expensive that it would have to be put out for multiple people to look at and possibly bid on, but moreover, we have to look at what the long-term plans are to decide if we want to spend that money on that truck," he said. "If we're going to replace it on its usual schedule, which would be in under 10 years now, so we have to decide."

Lennon said his thought was that it was similar to getting a medical diagnosis: since they've got one opinion, "it'd behoove us to get a second opinion to see.

"We see that it's rusting, but is that rust going to be completely detrimental to running that for the period that we want to run it for, and have somebody else look at it now," he said. "As far as who that would be, I don't know, but I think that's what we should discuss and see moving forward."

The committee set a workshop for Friday, Sept. 11, at 4 p.m.

Superintendent John C. Barrett said he plans to install a new system and water main for the Adams Housing Authority's 64 one-bedroom units in the Columbia Valley facility, which will mean a new suppression system for all of the buildings.

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