Officials open bidding for Amenia’s new highway garage and salt shed

AMENIA — The town’s new Highway Department garage and salt shed is one step closer to construction after officials opened bidding for the project.

Since approving a $6.33 million bond issuance in late 2024, the town has continued preparation for the construction phase for a new highway garage and salt shed to be built in Wassaic to the east of Route 22.

The Town Board voted unanimously at its meeting on Thursday, June 4, to open the bidding process.

Notice was officially posted last week inviting bids for the project’s general construction, plumbing, mechanical and electrical work, specifying that the project plans will be available on Wednesday, June 11.

The Amenia Town Clerk must receive bids by Thursday, July 9, at 1 p.m. when bids will be opened.

A pre-bid informational meeting with representatives from CPL Engineering, the planning team, will be held at the construction site on Monday, June 22, at 9 a.m.

The entire project for the 5-acre site involves construction of a 12,620 square foot building housing 6 double-bays and an office/breakroom, mechanical bay with lift and washing bay. Also to be constructed will be a 60 by 80-foot salt shed and attached storage building of four closed bays and two open bays, and a fueling station for diesel and gasoline.

A state Water Quality Improvement Project grant in the amount of $600,000, applied for early in the project’s planning stages, will assist with construction of the salt shed portion.

Site preparation work has been ongoing for the past year and a half, in anticipation of the current construction bidding process.