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North Charleston approves watershed plan, stormwater and training facility contracts totaling several million dollars
Summary
Council approved contracts and proposal awards including a $137,000 watershed master plan, a $161,880 stormwater pond improvement award, a $2.998 million shipboard firefighting training facility, and other public-works procurements.
The City Council on Feb. 27 approved multiple contract awards and resolutions for engineering and equipment purchases covering stormwater, public-safety training and facility upgrades.
Council authorized a $137,000 contract with Wolpert Incorporated of North Charleston to develop a watershed master plan. The council also approved a $161,880 proposal award to The Revere Group (North Charleston) for engineering services on the Northwoods Estate stormwater retention pond improvements.
For the fire department, council approved a $2,998,000 proposal award to WRG Fire Training Simulation Systems Inc. (Newburg, Oregon) to construct a shipboard firefighting training facility. The council also approved a $381,455.18 bid award to Production Unlimited Inc. (Roebuck, South Carolina) to upgrade the ETC sensor lighting dimming system at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center.
The police department received authorization to purchase a new Crimewatch Core software suite from Crimewatch Technologies Inc. (York, Pennsylvania) for $169,000.50. Council accepted certain streets into the city maintenance system and approved related routine public-right-of-way resolutions.
Why it matters: The contract awards include a multi-million-dollar public-safety training facility for the fire department and infrastructure work for stormwater retention, reflecting ongoing capital and maintenance investments by the city.
Council heard these items, received a motion and second, and passed the package by roll call. A brief correction was made in the meeting record to reference “lakes” rather than “retention ponds” during discussion of the stormwater item.
Votes at a glance: - Wolpert Incorporated — watershed master plan — $137,000 — approved (transcript s=758.24–854.375). - The Revere Group — Northwoods Estate stormwater retention pond improvements — $161,880 — approved. - WRG Fire Training Simulation Systems Inc. — shipboard firefighting training facility — $2,998,000 — approved. - Production Unlimited Inc. — ETC lighting upgrade, North Charleston Performing Arts Center — $381,455.18 — approved. - Crimewatch Technologies Inc. — Crimewatch Core software suite — $169,000.50 — approved.
The roll call for these items recorded councilmembers voting Aye; Mr. Holmes, Dr. Palmer Roberts, Ms. Brown, Mr. Brown, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Skipper, Mayor Burgess and other present members were recorded as voting in the affirmative.
Contracts will be administered by the city's procurement and relevant departmental staff per standard purchasing procedures.
