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Mooresville approves $8.75 million contract to replace Reeds Creek pump station
Summary
The Town of Mooresville approved a contract with Brushy Mountain Builders to construct a new Reeds Creek pump station, doubling capacity and replacing aging infrastructure; town staff said bid prices were higher than earlier estimates and noted state funding and a $150,000 contingency.
The Town of Mooresville voted to award a construction contract not to exceed $8,750,000 to Brushy Mountain Builders for a new Reeds Creek pump station and subsequent demolition of the existing station.
The vote followed a presentation from utilities staff explaining the station — which serves a large portion of the town’s sewer collection system — is about 35 years old and was recommended for replacement in the town’s master plan. Allison Craft, a utilities department staff member, told the board the new facility would increase capacity from 5,000,000 gallons per day to 10,000,000 gallons per day and that the town is currently averaging about 3–3.5 million gallons per day in dry weather.
“Right now, we’re averaging around 3, 3 and a half [million] on dry weather, but we currently have close to 700,000 gallons a day promised for development that has been approved and had extension permits completed and are under construction,” Craft said.
Craft also told the board the town received $3,546,000 in funding from the North Carolina drinking water/wastewater state reserve fund in 2023 to support the project. She said the low bidder, Brushy Mountain Builders, has completed similar pump-station work for the town and is familiar with the site.
Board members asked about the difference between the low bid and earlier engineer estimates. Craft said the construction estimate updated in spring was $5,600,000 and attributed higher bids to a competitive contracting market and instability in equipment and material costs. She also confirmed the contract includes a $150,000 contingency and that price increases between bid submission and later equipment orders are the contractor’s responsibility under the contract.
Commissioner West moved to approve the resolution awarding the contract; Commissioner Qualls seconded. The motion passed on a voice vote.
Town staff said the new station will be sited slightly southwest of the existing facility near the golf course, include upgraded odor-control equipment, and be constructed so odor control and service spaces are integrated rather than retrofitted into an older building. Construction duration was described as approximately 660 days.
The board’s action authorizes the town to proceed with construction contingent on required approvals from the North Carolina Division of Water Infrastructure and execution of the contract.
The town did not provide a member-by-member roll call in the public record of the meeting; the minutes record the motion, the seconder, and that the board approved the resolution.
Town staff said the new pump station is intended to address aging infrastructure and to serve projected development in the area.
