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High Point awards $9.5 million Market District streetscape project; construction to begin after fall market
Summary
The High Point Finance Committee approved a $9,496,575 contract with Breeze Enterprises to rebuild South Main Street in the Market District, convert overhead utilities to underground and replace water, sewer and storm lines; construction will begin Nov. 5 after the fall furniture market and pause for the spring 2026 market.
The High Point Finance Committee on Aug. 14 approved a $9,496,575 contract with Breeze Enterprises Inc. to rebuild South Main Street in the Market District, converting overhead utilities to underground and replacing water, sewer and storm systems.
The project will cover South Main Street from the Russell Avenue intersection south to Grimes Avenue. Construction is scheduled to begin Nov. 5 after the fall furniture market and is set to pause so the street reopens for the spring 2026 market from April 11 through May. The city’s completion target is Oct. 2, 2026.
Trevor Spencer, engineering and facilities director, told the committee the work will be a “complete rebuild of the right of way” that also includes a new electric duct bank designed to house fiber communications and conversion of all overhead utilities to underground in the project block. Spencer said the city received one qualified bid at the rebid opening on Aug. 5 and recommended award to Breeze Enterprises at $9,496,575.
The committee also approved a separate task order with Volker Incorporated to provide construction inspection and material testing services for the Market District project. The Volker proposal, received Aug. 6, totals $372,761.82 and covers daily on-site monitoring, soil backfill compaction testing, asphalt density testing and concrete compressive-strength testing.
Committee members commented that the price reflected the scope and that the end product should benefit the downtown area. Mayor Pro Tem Bridal Moore made the motion to approve the contract and it passed on a voice vote.
The project will require a full closure of South Main Street within the project block during most of construction and a detour for traffic, with the planned temporary shutdown described to accommodate market events.
The committee record shows both the construction contract (item 2025-349) and the inspection task order (item 2025-350) were approved; the approvals were recorded as passed by voice vote and no roll-call tallies were read into the record.
Plans, detour routing, and coordination with the fall and spring market dates were included in the committee packet; Spencer gave the presentation and answered committee questions on the project schedule and scope.
The city did not provide a detailed funding breakdown during remarks other than saying the award was a bid recommendation and noting the rebid produced a single qualified bidder. Additional permitting and coordination tasks will be required as the project moves into construction.
