Title
Airport Coffey Creek Environmental Mitigation
Action
Action:
Approve a contract in the amount of $746,430 to the lowest responsive bidder First Cut-SAEDACCO, A Joint Venture for the Coffey Creek Environmental Mitigation project.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Haley Gentry, Aviation
Jack Christine, Aviation
Explanation
* In 1995, there was a leak detected in the aircraft defueling system at the existing American Airlines Maintenance Hangar site.
* Recovery activities occurred between 1995 and 2005 to remove the fuel from the soil under the hangar and ramp. However, in 2018, evidence of fuel was detected in the vicinity of Coffey Creek and a corrective action plan was submitted to and approved by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to remediate the site.
* This project will install a barrier consisting of impermeable materials to limit the migration and recovery wells along Coffey Creek for removal of accumulated fuel.
* On September 3, 2024, the city issued an Invitation to Bid (ITB); no bids were received.
* NC General Statute Section 143-132 prohibits municipalities from awarding construction contracts over $500,000 without receiving at least three competitive bids from the initial advertisement of the contract. The city may subsequently award the contract even if readvertisements result in fewer than three competitive bids.
* On October 1, 2024, the city reissued the ITB; one bid was received. The bidder failed to earn the required minimum Good Faith Effort points for the Charlotte Business INClusion goals on the contract.
* On October 28, 2024, the city reissued the ITB; no bids were received.
* On January 13, 2025, the city reissued the ITB; one bid was received. The bid was rejected due to being over budget.
* On February 20, 2025, the city reissued the ITB; one bid was received.
* First Cut-SAEDACCO, A Joint Venture was selected as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.
* The project installation is anticipated to be...
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