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High Point approves engineering oversight, utility payments for Johnson Street and Sandy Ridge widening
Summary
The High Point Finance Committee on Jan. 30 approved a $600,200 task order with Davis Martin Powell for construction administration and accepted a $3,939,465.46 utility-relocation cost estimate to NCDOT tied to the Johnson Street and Sandy Ridge widening project.
The High Point Finance Committee on Jan. 30 approved multiple items tied to the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) widening project for Johnson Street and Sandy Ridge Road, including a task order for construction administration and a budgeted payment for utility relocation.
Public Service staff said the city will issue a task order to Davis Martin Powell (DMP) for contract administration and resident project representative services, at a cost of $600,200. Robbie Stone, Public Service Director, told the committee DMP will oversee the on-site inspections and administration of the NCDOT work.
In a separate item tied to the same project, the committee approved staff's recommendation to accept an estimated utility construction cost of $3,939,465.46 payable to NCDOT; staff said those payments are expected in FY 26–27 and will be included in the city's capital improvement plan. Transportation Director Greg Venerable described the municipal agreement for related betterments — sidewalk on one side, a 10-foot multi-use path on the other side, and black powder-coated signal strain poles — with a total betterment cost of $4,141,459.36 and the city's share of $1,916,217.98. Venerable said the project schedule currently shows a proposed completion year of 2029.
Council members noted the project has been anticipated for some time. Stone said funds for the professional services and utility work are available in the FY 24–25 budget for the administration work and will be requested in future budgets for the larger construction payments.
The committee approved the task order (item 2025-035), the utility construction agreement payment estimate (item 2025-036), and the municipal agreement (item 2025-041). The motion carried in each instance; individual roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript.
