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Prince Edward supervisors award $1 million-plus Worsham site renovation, approve landfill engineering contract
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved a FY26 engineering contract with the county landfill consultant and awarded a renovation contract for the Worsham convenience site to Webb Development LLC, funding the work from special projects and the landfill construction fund and adding a 5% contingency.
The Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors on July 8 approved two solid-waste actions: a FY26 contract with the county’s landfill engineer and an award to renovate the Worsham convenience site.
County staff presented a fiscal-year 2026 contract and scope of work with the landfill engineering firm (listed in the packet as LaBella/LaVela) totaling $224,000 and said funds are budgeted in the solid waste department’s FY26 budget. “The county procurement policy requires contracts in excess of $50,000 be approved by the board,” staff noted before the motion. The board moved, seconded and carried the contract authorization.
Separately, the properties committee recommended awarding the full base bid for the Worsham convenience-site reconstruction to Webb Development LLC. The base lump-sum bid recommended for award was approximately $1,000,003 with a 5% contingency (roughly $66,500) for change orders; the board approved the award. Project documents in the packet describe site upgrades including paving, new fencing and signage, a leachate collection system under the compactor pad, stormwater management, an expanded compactor/recycling footprint and a grade-separated area for heavy-item drop-off.
Staff said funding for the project will come from a combination of the county’s special projects fund, the landfill construction fund (which had a balance described in the packet around $2.82 million) and transfers from the capital improvement plan. The packet included an engineer’s recommendation from Timmons and two competitive bids; the engineer’s estimate had been $1,230,000 and the winning base bid was lower than that estimate.
Board members discussed temporary operations during construction, including use of open-top containers and a temporary drop-off to maintain convenience-site service, and emphasized that the project’s schedule depends on weather and paving availability with a target completion in mid-December. The motion to award the contract and authorize necessary change orders passed on a roll-call vote with recorded affirmative votes from multiple members; at least one supervisor expressed concern about the project cost.
