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Service authority approves Hurt & Proffitt contract for Route 130 parallel water line design
Summary
The Amherst County Service Authority authorized a design contract with Hurt & Proffitt after reviewing two proposals; the authority will seek geotechnical pricing and proceed to bidding for construction estimated in the master plan at $1.4 million.
The Amherst County Service Authority on April 1 authorized the executive director to negotiate a contract with engineering firm Hurt & Proffitt to design the Route 130 parallel water line.
Staff presented two proposals: Pennoni ($251,079) and Hurt & Proffitt ($69,100). The staff presentation noted the most significant outstanding scope item was geotechnical work, and staff estimated geotech costs at roughly $10,000–$15,000 depending on exact alignment. The authority’s infrastructure master plan estimated the construction cost for the Route 130 parallel line at about $1.4 million; staff said they had budgeted $200,000 in the current plan for initial work.
A board member moved to recommend approval of the executive director’s suggestion to contract with Hurt & Proffitt. The motion passed; the transcript records board members saying “aye” and the chair announcing “motion passes” with no recorded opposition. The board directed staff to finalize the contract with Hurt & Proffitt, obtain the geotechnical scope and cost estimate, and advance the project’s bidding documents.
Practical effect: contracting with Hurt & Proffitt will allow staff to complete design and bidding documents; staff said the next step is to obtain geotechnical pricing and then solicit bids for construction, with funding to come from the authority’s capital budget and identified grants or reserves.
