Sussex County Council approves multiple sewer contracts, grants and appointments; series of engineering awards move forward

Sussex County Council members on April 29 approved a package of engineering contracts, small community grants, an appointment to the library advisory board and several procurement actions tied to county sewer projects.

The council voted to award construction and professional services contracts for the Countryside Hamlet sanitary sewer project, selected firms for countywide flow monitoring and stormwater maintenance, approved an agreement for an advanced relocation of county-owned sewer infrastructure tied to the Kings Highway/DelDOT project, and approved construction of a permanent staging area and related change orders tied to the Wolf Neck regional wastewater project. Council also approved several small community grant awards and appointed Celeste Matig to fill a vacant seat on the county library advisory board.

The actions come as county staff reported ongoing sewer-capacity issues in multiple service areas and as projects that use state funding and require state concurrence move forward. Several motions were explicitly made contingent on state concurrence or outside approvals.

What the council approved (selected highlights)

- Countryside Hamlet sanitary sewer construction: Council awarded contract S23-01 to Teal Construction, Inc., low bidder at $1,588,588, contingent on DNREC approval. (Motion carried.)

- Countryside Hamlet engineering services: Council approved Amendment No. 3 to the county’s miscellaneous engineering base agreement with Davis, Bowen & Friedel (DBF) for…