Job Opening: Licensed Drinking Water Operator

Job Opening: Licensed Drinking Water Operator Town of Milton, DE

The Town of Milton is seeking a Licensed Drinking Water Operator to join our team and ensure the safe and efficient operation of our municipal water system. If you’re a dedicated professional with the necessary credentials and a commitment to providing high-quality drinking water to the community, we’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

Operate, maintain, and monitor the town’s water treatment and distribution systems.
Conduct routine testing to ensure compliance with federal and state water quality regulations.
Perform maintenance and repairs on equipment and infrastructure.
Maintain accurate records and prepare reports.
Respond to emergencies and troubleshoot system issues as needed.

Requirements:

Current Delaware Drinking Water Operator License.
Experience in water treatment operations, maintenance, and compliance reporting.
Knowledge of EPA and state regulations related to public water systems.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently or as part of a team.
Ability to respond to emergency situations and be on-call as needed.
Valid Drivers License and transportation.

Compensation & Benefits:

Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.
Health, dental, and vision benefits.
Retirement plan and paid time off.
Professional development opportunities.

If you’re interested in this position, please submit your resume and application to the Town of Milton, 115 Federal Street, Milton, DE 19968. Position remains open until filled; first review of applications June 23, 2025.

Application: Application for Employment

Public Notice: Town of Milton Water Meter Replacement Project

The Town of Milton, Delaware, is set to begin a town wide water meter replacement project starting Monday, June 2. This essential upgrade will enhance accuracy in water usage tracking and improve service efficiency for residents and businesses.

Our project will be carried out by VEPO, the town’s designated contractor, and will take place systematically across all properties equipped with municipal water meters. Residents may notice VEPO personnel working in their area as part of this initiative.

What to Expect:

Temporary water service interruptions may occur for short periods (approximately 10 minutes) while meters are being replaced.
VEPO staff will be identifiable by official credentials; VEPO vehicles will be marked with the use of the Milton logo.
No action is required from property owners unless otherwise notified.
A door hanger will be left behind if you are not present the day of your meter replacement.

Project Schedule:

Wagamons West Shore
Cannery Village & Chestnut Crossing
Heritage Creek
Preserve on the Broadkill, Atlantic Avenue, Sussex Street, Conwell Street, Boxwood Street, Yew Street, Hemlock Street, Cedar Street, Pine Street, Spruce Street, Behringer Ave, Hazzard Street, and Bay Avenue
Shipbuilders Village, Main Sail Drive, Betts Street, Orchard Street, Tobin Street, Willow Street, Clifton Street, Reed Street, Tilney Street, Magnolia Street, Lake Drive, Carey Street, Lavinia Street
Route 16 residential properties, Morris Ave, Bennett Street, Palmer Street, Holland Street, Frederick Street
Mulberry Street and Union Street
Chestnut Street and Federal Street, Mill Street, Coulter St, Wharton St, Atlantic St, Hazzard Lane, Manship Street, Poplar Street, Sand St, Church St, New Street, Collins St, Front Street, Walnut Street, Marshall Street
Large Meter and Commercial accounts

We appreciate the community’s patience and cooperation as we complete this necessary improvement. For updates or inquiries, please visit the town’s official website Milton.delaware.gov or contact the Milton Town Office 302-684-4110.

Thank you for your support as we work toward a more efficient and reliable water system for Milton!

Kind regards,

Kristy Rogers, Town Manager

Review and Submit Comments on the Milton Active Transportation Plan

Miltonians….the draft of the Milton Active Transportation Plan is available on the project website for review and comment. If you click here you should be directed to a PDF of the document, but it is also on the project homepage at www.publicinput.com/miltonatp.

Once you’ve had a chance to review, we’d appreciate it if you use this link to the Spring 2025 Survey to provide comments by June 17. This ensures that all of the comments are collected in one place so we can factor them into our final edits. ALL COMMENTS MUST BE PRESENTED THROUGH THE SURVEY LINK!

Request for Proposal: Elevated Water Storage Tank Maintenance

Sealed proposals will be received on behalf of the Town of Milton, (herein called the “Owner”) at Milton Town Hall, 115 Federal Street, Milton, Delaware no later than July 2, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. EST. for the following:

Town of Milton

ELEVATED WATER STORAGE TANK MAINTENANCE SERVICES

The work of the contract is a long-term, continuous water tank asset maintenance program from a qualified firm that will provide integrated maintenance and professional management services for water storage tanks, that includes engineering services (specific to the maintenance of the existing water storage tank assets covered by this RFP) and professional asset management, that includes a fixed fee to pay all future renovations of the internal and external surfaces of the water tank.

The proposal document, including the proposal form, may be obtained at no cost by contacting Pennoni via email to Brian Miller, PE at bmiller@pennoni.com.

The right is reserved, as the interests of the Town of Milton may appear, to reject any and all proposals, to waive any informality in proposals received, and to accept or reject any items of any proposals.

Town of Milton, Delaware

Kristy Rogers, MPA, IMCA-CM

Town Manager

Advertisement for Bid: Chandler Street Water Treatment Plant Improvements

Sealed bids will be received on behalf of The Town of Milton, (herein called the “Owner”) at Milton Town Hall, 115 Federal Street, Milton, Delaware no later than July 2, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. EST. Bids will then be publicly opened and read thereafter for the following:

Chandler Street Water Treatment Plant Improvements, Town of Milton Contract No. 2025-002

Contract Duration 180 Consecutive Calendar Days

The work consists of furnishing and installing improvements to the Chandler Street Water Treatment Plant including piping, SCADA, motor controls, and electrical wiring, conduit, and equipment.

PDF files of Drawings and Specifications, including the proposal forms, may be obtained free of charge by contacting Brian Miller, PE via email, bmiller@pennoni.com . The email request must note the title of the project and provide the name, email, address, and phone of the requesting party for plan holder records. A link to the files will be provided.

Each BID must be accompanied by a BID BOND or Certified Check payable to the OWNER for ten (10) percent of the total amount of the BID. No Bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

The right is reserved, as the interests of the Town of Milton may appear, to reject any and all bids, to waive any informality in bids received, and to accept or reject any items of any bid.

A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on June 12, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at the Milton Town Hall, 115 Federal Street, Milton, Delaware; site visit to follow, to allow Contractors an opportunity to obtain information on the project from the Engineer and the Owner. The Town of Milton reserves the right to extend the time and place of bid opening on not less than two calendar days’ notice by electronic notice.

Town of Milton, Delaware

Kristy Rogers, MPA, ICMA-CM

Town Manager

Public Notice: Artesian to begin Milton Force Main installation from Front Street to Route 16

Click the following link to view project details: Final_Milton to SRRF_Wastewater_ConstructionLetter_050925

Advertisement for Bid: Water Main Replacement Project

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID

Sealed bids will be received on behalf of The Town of Milton, (herein called the “Owner”) at Milton Town Hall, 115 Federal Street, Milton, Delaware no later than February 19, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. EST. Bids will then be publicly opened and read thereafter for the following:

Water Main Replacements

Contract No. 2024-003

Contract Duration 210 Consecutive Calendar Days

The work consists of furnishing and installing approximately 3,970 linear feet of 8-inch diameter C900 PVC water main in Mill Street, Magnolia Street, Walnut Street, Bay Avenue, and Carey Street. The work is located within the roadway right of way of Mill Street, Magnolia Street, Walnut Street, Bay Avenue, and Carey Street in the Town of Milton.

Plans and specifications are available for review at Milton Town Hall, 115 Federal Street, Milton, Delaware 19968.

The right is reserved, as the interests of the Town of Milton may appear, to reject any and all bids, to waive any informality in bids received, and to accept or reject any items of any bid.

A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on January 23, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at the Milton Town Hall, 115 Federal Street, Milton, Delaware; site visit to follow, to allow Contractors an opportunity to obtain information on the project from the Engineer and the Owner. The Town of Milton reserves the right to extend the time and place of bid opening on not less than two calendar days’ notice by electronic notice.

Town of Milton, Delaware

Kristy Rogers, MPA, ICMA-CM

Town Manager

Advertisement for Bid: Federal Street Water Tower

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID

Sealed bids will be received on behalf of The Town of Milton, (herein called the “Owner”) at Milton Town Hall, 115 Federal Street, Milton, Delaware no later than January 30, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. EST. Bids will then be publicly opened and read thereafter for the following:

Federal Street Elevated Water Storage

Contract No. 2024-004

Contract Duration 450 Consecutive Calendar Days

The construction work consists of construction of a new 500,000-gallon elevated water storage tank and associated site grading and foundation work. Construction will also include electrical and piping work to complete the installation and connection to the water system.

Plans and specifications are available for review at Milton Town Hall, 115 Federal Street, Milton, Delaware 19968.

The right is reserved, as the interests of the Town of Milton may appear, to reject any and all bids, to waive any informality in bids received, and to accept or reject any items of any bid.

A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on January 15, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at the Milton Town Hall, 115 Federal Street, Milton, Delaware to allow Contractors an opportunity to obtain information on the project from the Consulting Engineer and the Owner. The Town of Milton reserves the right to extend the time and place of bid opening on not less than two calendar days’ notice by electronic notice.

Town of Milton, Delaware

Kristy Rogers, MPA, ICMA-CM

Town Manager

Public Notice: Solicitation for Water Meter Replacement

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Town of Milton (the “Town”) invites interested firms to submit a sealed Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) for the following:

SERVICES FOR

WATER METER SYSTEM REPLACEMENT

Interested parties may submit Qualifications for an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Full-Service Implementation Program in order to improve the process of collecting water utility meter data to enhance the level of service offered to customers.

The AMI Full-Service Program will be implemented system-wide in a short time frame, in order to maximize the benefits of the system. Interested parties are to submit qualifications for a turnkey deployment of approximately 1,967 water meters as well as full-service data hosting and delivery to the Town.

The Qualifications package including instructions, requirements, and formatting for the SOQ may be secured at the Town of Milton, 115 Federal Street, Milton, DE 19968 (302) 684-4110, or requested by email to Kristy Rogers KRogers@ci.milton.de.us.

Firms interested in being considered for selection should respond by submitting one original and two paper copies as well as one electronic copy of the SOQ in a sealed envelope marked “AMI Implementation Program.” to Town Manager, Town of Milton, 115 Federal Street, Milton, DE, 19968, or hand-delivered to Milton Town Hall. Responses received after the specified due date and time, Monday, December 2, 2024, at 10:00 A.M., will not be considered.

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. in Milton Town Hall, 115 Federal Street, Milton, DE 19968.

RFQ BID PACKAGE

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID: FEDERAL STREET WELL & WATER TREATMENT PLANT Contract No. 2024-001

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID

The Town of Milton, Delaware (herein called the “Owner”) will receive bids through vBID via www.QuestCDN.com no later than September 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. EST for the project titled

FEDERAL STREET WELL & WATER TREATMENT PLANT

Contract No. 2024-001

Contract Duration 210 Consecutive Calendar Days

The work consists of an electrical power feed extension, water treatment building construction, driveway improvements, and well pump installation. Effort includes raw water piping to the treatment building, water treatment building, water treatment equipment; chemical feed systems, finished water piping, electrical power and controls, and site improvements.

The PDF of specifications and project plans may be obtained through Quest Construction Data Network (www.QuestCDN.com) using Quest Number 9284081.

Interested parties may view the bidding documents at no cost before deciding to become a plan holder. To be considered a plan holder, register with www.QuestCDN.com and download the bidding documents for $22.00. An additional fee of $42 is required at the time of bid submission. Registered plan holders will receive automatic notice of addenda and bid updates. Contact QuestCDN Client Success at 952-233-1632 or Success@QuestCDN.com for assistance with membership registration and downloading digital bidding documents.

The right is reserved, as the interests of the Town of Milton may appear, to reject any and all bids, to waive any informality in bids received, and to accept or reject any items of any bid.

A pre-bid conference will be held on September 9, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at the Milton Town Hall, 115 Federal Street, Milton, Delaware; site visit to follow, to allow Contractors an opportunity to obtain information on the project from the Consulting Engineer and the Owner. The Town of Milton reserves the right to extend the time and place of bid opening on not less than two calendar days’ notice by electronic notice.

Town of Milton, Delaware

Kristy Rogers, MPA, ICMA-CM

Town Manager