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Board approves Ivanhoe change order and agrees to share Ultraville tank upgrade costs
Summary
Dewberry asked for Ivanhoe change order #4 increasing the contract from $10.34M to $12.30M; the board approved. Public Works recommended electronic valve work at Ultraville to stop overflow, estimating $50,000–$75,000 with county covering 75% and the town 25%; that expenditure and an interlocal resolution were approved.
SAMPSON COUNTY, N.C. — The Sampson County Board of Commissioners approved significant water-project actions at its November meeting, authorizing a Dewberry change order for the Ivanhoe water project and agreeing to help fund a control upgrade at the Ultraville tank.
Emma Leggio of Dewberry Engineering requested approval of change order No. 4 for the Ivanhoe Water System. Leggio told the board the change order covers schedule C, D and E of the original project scope and increases the construction contract price from $10,344,294.50 to $12,303,849.22 — an increase of $1,659,554.72. “This would complete the original project scope proposed for the Ivanhoe Water Domain Sanctions project,” Leggio said. Commissioners voted to approve the change order.
Public Works Director Mark Turlington described an operational problem that developed after recent infrastructure upgrades in Roseboro caused high pressure at the Ultraville tank and subsequent overflow. He recommended installing an electronic valve and updates to the tank’s control system, with an estimated cost between $50,000 and $75,000. Turlington proposed Sampson County pay 75 percent and the town of Ultraville 25 percent; the board approved a not-to-exceed $75,000 expenditure and authorized staff to draft a contract outlining operations and maintenance responsibilities.
Turlington also reported a conditional grant opportunity for a Warsaw Road project through the Division of Water Infrastructure for up to $3,343,750 to address emerging contaminants in disadvantaged communities, subject to EPA funding and homeowner commitments to connect and pay monthly bills.
The board adopted an associated interlocal resolution between the county and the town of Ultraville approving the funding arrangement and delegating contract authority to staff.
Commissioners and staff said they will return with contract documents and more detailed schedules for construction and interlocal responsibilities.
