M'burgh Village OK Sidewalk Bid

Above photo: Of the five bids submitted for the Upper Railroad Ave Sidewalk Replacement, Burke Innovations Corp. came in with the second lowest bid of $19,900. Nathan Burke's crew were proven to be top-notch when they tackled the new parking on Railroad Ave, which entailed the destruction and removal of the infamous "Pigeon House" at 111 Railroad Ave as sent to us in this photo from Jim Schilling

MIDDLEBURGH - Middleburgh village officials approved a bid Monday to replace sidewalks on upper Railroad Avenue later this spring.

The village received five bids for the work and approved a bid from Burke Innovations Corp. for $19,900. The bid was not the lowest of the five, but Burke was the subcontractor that redid the sidewalks on Scribner Avenue last year. Officials were pleased with the work and their knowledge of the area. 

Bids were received from Stapf's Dirt Work and Grading, $20,150; Scenic View Supply, $21,200; Burke $19,900; Cody James Construction, $17,564.23; and Callahan Industries, $35,000.

Mayor Tim Knight was pleased that the village received five bids.

The board also approved a bid from Pridemark for  $3,600 for tree removal.

Mayor Knight said that the trees will be removed within the next couple of weeks. Sidewalks will depend on the weather and contractor availability, but likely this spring.

Stapf submitted a bid of $8,000 for tree removal and Burke submitted a bid of $2,600 for grass restoration, which will not be needed.

At their year-end meeting in December, board members transferred $20,000 into the sidewalk replacement fund for the new year.

The sidewalk replacement is for 260 feet with no curb stretching from the Middleburgh firehouse to Sheldon Avenue.

The sidewalk is to be four-feet wide by six-inches deep with one blind detector tile.

Bids were due by February 27.

DPW Superintendent Cole Keyser said that three trees will have to be taken down because of their roots before the sidewalk is replaced. Two of the trees are sizable and the removal may be costly.

The village has replaced several sidewalks over the last few years.

Last August, Danforth Avenue residents received new sidewalks and in 2024, the village replaced sidewalks on Wells and Danforth Avenues, and lower Grove Street.