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County staff presents engineering proposals for two sewer capacity projects on growth corridors
Summary
Staff presented two engineering proposals: a $105,300 proposal to upgrade an 8-inch collector to 12-inch along the Edge Bridge/ Parkway Boulevard corridor and a $189,135 design proposal to divert flow along the US 441 corridor; staff described developer participation and phased work to increase capacity for anticipated development.
Oconee County staff presented two engineering design proposals intended to expand sewer capacity in areas targeted for development.
Edge Bridge Parkway collector upgrade: Adam, a county staff presenter, described a proposal from PPI to upgrade an existing 8-inch sewer line between Oconee Connector and Parkway Boulevard to a 12-inch line to provide added capacity for the corridor. Adam said the design proposal price is $105,300 and recommended approval of the proposal and a budget amendment for the life of the project not to exceed that amount. Staff said the 12-inch upgrade would tie into an existing 18-inch line in Nut Creek that serves the Edge Bridge lift station.
US 441 sanitary sewer diversion: Adam also presented a PPI proposal to divert flow from an existing 8-inch line along the U.S. 441 corridor and replace or parallel it with a 12-inch alignment to relieve capacity constraints at the 441 lift station. Adam stated the design services are a not-to-exceed amount of $189,135 and recommended approval and a budget amendment for the life of that project. Staff explained the work is intended to free capacity for development in areas served by the 441 lift station, listing nearby developments and growth pressures (e.g., multiple commercial and mixed-use proposals in the corridor).
Staff discussed project phasing and developer participation. For one segment, staff said the county would pay the difference if a developer installed an 8-inch pipe when a 12-inch is preferred; the developer would pay the base cost and the county would fund the difference to reach 12 inches. Staff said the projects are intended to be implemented in phases and that final construction and any needed easement work would return to the board for approval and budget amendments.
Transcript notes: staff recommended approval of both proposals and provided the proposed contract amounts on the record. The excerpt does not include a formal recorded roll-call vote on either design proposal in the provided transcript.
Why it matters: the proposals address sewer capacity along corridors where county staff said substantial development activity is anticipated; design work is an early step that could enable commercial and residential permits and will affect future capital budgeting and developer participation agreements.
Source: presentation by Adam (county staff) to the Oconee County Board of Commissioners.
