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Smyth County panel recommends $587,574 bid for McMullen convenience station, tightens transfer-station hours
Summary
A Solid Waste Committee recommendation to approve a $587,574 relocation bid for the McMullen Convenience Station — contingent on a 90-day price extension and VDOT requiring a bridge relocation — and a separate change to transfer-station commercial hours were approved by the board.
The Smyth County Board of Supervisors approved a Solid Waste Committee recommendation to accept a $587,574 bid from A Frame Contracting to relocate the McMullen Convenience Station, contingent on the contractor extending pricing for 90 days and on VDOTrequiring relocation of the station.
Craig, the Solid Waste Committee representative, told the board the committee had advertised for bids and received a single proposal for $587,574. The recommendation notes the county previously purchased an alternate site and would only move forward if VDOT's design-build process requires the bridge to be moved; otherwise the board would revisit the project. Norfolk District supervisor Rick Valiance moved the recommendation; Mister Call seconded it and the motion was approved unanimously.
Committee members raised concerns about receiving only one bid, the state bonding and contractor-class requirements for projects over $500,000, and how the county advertises larger projects. Craig said the Lane Group prepared plans and the bid was solicited through local advertising and national plan services, but agreed the bonding requirements and a tight contractor market likely limited responses.
The board also approved the committee's proposal to shorten commercial access hours at the county transfer station. The change cuts commercial and industrial vehicle access to 2:30 p.m. for most haulers, with a 3:30 p.m. extension for local contractors involved in demolition to allow a 30-minute cleanup window before the facility's 4 p.m. close. Solvald District supervisor Roscoe moved the change; Mister Billings seconded and the board approved the recommendation unanimously. Staff said the shift aims to reduce trailer fires, lower overtime and lone-worker safety risks, and that convenience stations would not be affected.
What happens next: the McMullen relocation recommendation locks pricing for 90 days to preserve the current bid while the county waits for VDOT to finish its review. If VDOT's final decision requires the bridge to be moved, staff said the county can authorize construction without returning to the board for a second green light; if not, the county will revisit options.
