Title
Ashe Plantation Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades Project
Action
Action:
A. Approve a contract in the amount of $1,245,075.70 to the lowest responsive bidder Basinger Contracting Company for the Ashe Plantation Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades project,
B. Approve a non-reimbursable developer agreement with Carolina Development Services, LLC for sanitary sewer construction of a portion of the Ashe Plantation Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades project, and
C. Adopt a budget ordinance appropriating $270,270 from Carolina Development
Services, LLC for a portion of the Ashe Plantation Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades project.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Angela Lee, Charlotte Water
David Czerr, Charlotte Water
Keri Cantrell, Charlotte Water
Explanation
* This project provides for the replacement of essential parts of the Ashe Plantation Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in the Town of Mint Hill (adjacent to Council District 5), to ensure reliable service.
* On May 15, 2019, the city issued an Invitation to Bid (ITB); two bids were received.
* G.S. 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 re-advertisements result in fewer than three competitive bids.
* On June 13, 2019, the ITB was re-issued; three bids were received.
* Basinger Contracting Company was selected as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.
* Private developer agreements and appropriations are needed when a developer is required to make infrastructure improvements that will be constructed by the city.
* The $270,270 in private developer funding is for the influent pump station and associated electrical components, process piping, and other appurtenances. Any funding contributed by the developer for the portion of the upgrades project that is unused by the city will be refunded back to the ...
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