Gwinnett County has approved a $1.51 million contract to replace “aging” water mains in the Peachtree Station subdivision.
The Board of Commissioners awarded the contract to Dickerson Group Inc. at its Tuesday meeting. The contract represents the first phase of the total project, according to the county.
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The PVC and cast iron pipes currently in place have broken 16 times in seven years, the county said. They will be replaced with 8,900 feet of eight-inch ductile iron pipe, according to a county release.
The water main replacement will take place at the same time that the city of Peachtree Corners will be repaving streets, the county said. The city will pay for the part of the contract that covers repaving the streets involved in the water main replacement, according to the county.
“To avoid disrupting the community twice, the County will manage both the pipe construction and street paving that Peachtree Corners was planning to do,” said Commissioner Lynette Howard, whose district includes the subdivision. “This is another excellent example of how the county works closely with city governments to operate efficiently and effectively as good stewards of taxpayer dollars.”
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