Carroll County awards $1.73m countywide storm-drain lining contract
Carroll County Bureau of Utilities, Maryland · Meeting date: October 29, 2026 · Published: October 30, 2026
Carroll County Commissioners unanimously awarded Pleasants Construction a $1.73 million contract to rehabilitate nearly 8,000 linear feet of culverts and storm drains at 87 locations. The county said the cured-in-place pipe approach will avoid an estimated $1.9 million in costs compared with replacing all the pipes.
Key points
- Pleasants Construction of Clarksburg, Maryland, won the $1,730,750 contract for the 2026 Pipe Culvert and Storm Drain Rehabilitation programme.
- The work covers about 7,993 linear feet of 15-inch to 36-inch pipe at 87 locations on 31 roadways.
- County staff said cured-in-place lining could extend pipe life by 30 to 40 years; some studies indicate 50 years.
- The award was below the county engineer's estimate and $22,046 below the second-lowest bid from Insituform Technologies.
- Commissioners also approved a separate $296,000 contract for Hammond Avenue storm-drain replacement.
Full report
Carroll County Commissioners have approved a $1.73 million contract for a countywide programme to rehabilitate pipe culverts and storm-drain segments through cured-in-place pipe lining, opting for a method the county says will materially reduce both costs and disruption to residents.
Pleasants Construction Inc. of Clarksburg, Maryland, was unanimously awarded the 2026 Pipe Culvert and Storm Drain Rehabilitation contract at $1,730,750. The work will cover about 7,993 linear feet of pipe, ranging from 15 inches to 36 inches in diameter, at 87 locations across 31 roadways.
The lining process places an uncured liner inside existing pipe, which is then hardened using ultraviolet light. The result is effectively a new pipe within the old one. Staff said the method addresses deficiencies in existing pipes, including corrosion in the base of corrugated metal pipe, leakage and failed joints.
The county estimated that full replacement of all pipes in the programme would cost more than $3.7 million. Using lining instead is expected to save about $1.9 million. Staff also highlighted that conventional replacement would be substantially more intrusive, as many of the pipes are located in residents' yards.
The county expects the rehabilitation method to extend asset life by 30 to 40 years, with some studies indicating a 50-year service life. Staff said it had previously used Pleasants Construction for similar work.
Four firms bid for the work. Pleasants' price was $22,046 below the $1,752,796 offer from Insituform Technologies, while US Infra Rehab Services and Inliner Solutions submitted bids of $2,153,912 and $2,226,715 respectively. County staff said the bids came in below the engineer's estimate.
In a separate unanimous decision, the commissioners awarded Kibler Construction Co. a $296,000 contract to replace almost 1,300 feet of corrugated metal pipe with high-density polyethylene pipe on Hammond Avenue. Staff said the existing system was contributing to road collapse and that steel plates had been installed across the road ahead of the replacement work.
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Source: Board of County Commissioners Open Session - Oct 29, 2026, Carroll County Bureau of Utilities