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Oak Ridge raises annual stormwater engineering cap to $23,000, council approves renewal with Freeze & Nichols
Summary
Council approved renewing the town's stormwater engineering contract with Freeze and Nichols and raised the annual cap from $15,000 to $23,000, citing increased workload and stronger state oversight under Jordan Lake rules.
The Town of Oak Ridge Town Council on Sept. 5 approved renewing its annual stormwater engineering contract with Freeze and Nichols and raised the contract cap from $15,000 to $23,000, citing a steady increase in development and heightened state oversight.
Brock, the town manager, told the council Freeze and Nichols has served as the town's contracted engineer since February 2018 and provides plan review, inspection, and enforcement for private-development stormwater issues and annual Jordan Lake rules reporting. “Given the pace of new development, and I’ve also noted heightened state oversight,” Brock said, the town needs a higher cap to fund required inspections and remediation work.
Council asked whether the change would have a budget impact; Brock said the increase had been anticipated in the consulting budget. The council approved the motion to renew the contract and set the cap at $23,000 by voice vote.
The contract covers plan review, inspection and remediation direction for retention devices, annual Jordan Lake rules reporting to the state DEQ and related services. The council directed staff to finalize the renewal under the new cap.
