ANDERSON — The Anderson Redevelopment Commission on Tuesday approved two resolutions totaling about $3.54 million to extend water and sewer lines to the NTN Driveshaft plant.
One resolution covers the $3.32 million work that will be performed by Atlas Excavating of West Lafayette; the second, for $225,000, covers inspection work to be performed by engineering firm Hannum Wagle and Cline.
The Anderson Board of Public Works approved the contracts last month. The redevelopment commission is paying for the work.
Both resolutions will be forwarded to the Anderson City Council for final approval.
The work involves connecting a new 16-inch water main to the NTN Driveshaft site and hooking it into the existing 12-inch main. The water and sewer lines are being extended from 73rd Street and Layton Road.
The company plans to build a 325,000-square-foot building and create 311 jobs by December 2018. Site work for the plant began in December.
NTN initially plans an investment of $84.5 million. A second investment of $60 million would create an additional 100 jobs, beginning in 2019.
City Engineer Mike Spyers said the contract specifies the sewer and water line extensions must be completed in 120 days, and the entire project is to be done within 270 days.
The new infrastructure will help boost water pressure at the Nestle plant and other businesses, said Greg Winkler, director of the Anderson Economic Development Department.
The redevelopment commission also passed a resolution authorizing the sale of about six acres adjacent to the Purdue Polytechnic Anderson project to 2700 Scatterfield Road LLC for $6,782.
That company is comprised of local investors working with the Italian firm Italpollina, which hopes to begin work on a fertilizer manufacturing plant.
Italpollina is investing an estimated $5 million in a 70,000-square-foot building and $4 million in equipment. The company plans to hire 35 people with an annual payroll of $1.8 million. Production is to start in 2017.
Italpollina will pay $160,000 in taxes for the next 10 years, which will go into the Tax Increment Financing account of the ARC.
The city is not providing Italpollina any tax abatements for the project.