Proposals for a controversial sewer line project in Rush Township are being accepted.

Bids for the Lincoln Drive low-pressure sanitary sewer are due to the township by 4 p.m. Nov. 17.The bids will be publicly opened and read at the board of supervisors meeting at 7 p.m. that day.It will consist of the installation of 12 grinder pump stations, 10 along Lincoln Avenue, and two along Claremont Avenue, as well as service laterals that will serve the existing property owners.The project also calls for the installation of a 2-inch and 3-inch low-pressure sewer system along Lincoln Drive in a new right of way through private property, across Claremont Avenue, and along Tide Road to an existing manhole.Lincoln Drive is considered a state road, and must follow all Department of Transportation guidelines for work and open-cut crossing of the roadway.Claremont Avenue is a state highway and will require directional drilling or boring/casing to cross the highway with a 3-inch low-pressure sewer main that crosses beneath an existing Sunoco Pipeline LP high-pressure gas main, and must follow all gas company requirements and guidelines for this crossing.The project also entails the interior lining of three existing manholes, the decommissioning of the existing residential septic systems, and restoration work for all areas that are disturbed during this project as specified.All the work will be performed under one contract.A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Nov. 8, at the township's municipal building at 104 Mahanoy Ave., Tamaqua.The construction of the project will be funded in part by a federal grant provided to the township from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Community Development Block Grant program.ARRO Consulting Inc. is the project engineer.In June, one resident and one business owner expressed their frustration with the project to the board.