PWSA awards $35.9 million in contracts for lead line replacement in 2019

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PWSA awards $35.9 million in contracts for lead line replacement in 2019

Bob Bauder | Friday, January 25, 2019 5:15 p.m.

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A foreman for Collier-based Independent Enterprises replaces a lead service line at a Squirrel Hill home in 2018.

The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority board of directors on Friday approved contracts totaling $35.9 million for the replacement of lead water lines in 2019.

PWSA plans to replace up to 3,400 lead lead lines this year.

Board members unanimously approved the following contracts for construction and construciton oversight:

Independent Enterprises of Collier: $15.4 millon. Frank J. Zattola Construction Inc. of Butler: $9.3 million. W.A. Petrakis Contracting Co. of Penn Hills: $6.7 million. AECOM engineering based in Los Angeles: $4.5 million for construction management and inspections.

Bob Bauder is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Bob at 412-765-2312, bbauder@tribweb.com or via Twitter @bobbauder.

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