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Commissioners accept PARTF grant for 4‑H Recreation Center and authorize design‑build delivery
Summary
Halifax County accepted a $421,537 PARTF grant to design and build a recreation facility at the county 4‑H center, approved a matching fund plan from county capital reserves and authorized using the design‑build procurement method.
The Halifax County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 3 adopted a grant project ordinance to accept a $421,537 Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) grant and approved using county capital-reserve funds to provide the required 50% local match for a new recreation facility at the 4‑H center.
County legal staff and the county manager recommended completing the project under the design‑build procurement method to meet grant deadlines and streamline delivery. Attorney Glenn Rollins told commissioners the project’s scheduling and scope made design‑build advantageous and referenced the six statutory criteria the county must find satisfied to use that method.
Rollins summarized the request: the grant requires a 50% local match and staff recommended drawing the county match from existing capital reserves. Commissioners adopted the grant project ordinance and then approved a separate resolution authorizing the county to use design‑build delivery for the project.
Why it matters: the PARTF award, together with county match, will fund design and construction for a recreation facility intended to expand programming and public access at the 4‑H center. Commissioners and staff said design‑build will help meet the grant timeline and reduce the risk of construction delays.
Board action and implementation: the board adopted the grant project ordinance (date updated to Feb. 3 in the record) and then approved the design‑build resolution. County staff said the remaining steps include preparing the design‑build procurement documents, advertising, and returning with a contract recommendation. The requested local match — $421,537 — will be funded from an existing capital reserve account the county already set aside for the project.
Technical note: staff said the grant award amount is the highest PARTF allotment for this scope and that design‑build is being sought because the grant imposes completion deadlines that staff judged hard to meet under a traditional design-bid-build schedule.
