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Board approves Phase 1 contract for Herman Road Lake Gaston day-use site, authorizes $180,000 from fund balance
Summary
Supervisors voted to award Phase 1 construction of the Herman Road Lake Gaston day-use project to local low bidder Clary Construction after scope reductions; the board authorized approximately $180,489 from the undesignated fund balance to cover the remaining shortfall.
The Brunswick County Board of Supervisors voted to award a Phase 1 construction contract for the Herman Road day-use site on Lake Gaston to local contractor Clary Construction and approved using county undesignated funds to cover the remaining shortfall after scope reductions.
Tourism staff presented a master plan for a phased day-use park at 260 Herman Road. Phase 1 initially drew two bids; Clary Construction submitted the low bid ($1,854,556) while another bidder offered roughly $3,000,000. Staff and engineers negotiated a reduced scope to match available grant and FERC funds, removing the fishing pier and picnic pavilion and reducing other line items to lower the contract total. The revised Phase 1 scope — including sitework, parking, a kayak/canoe launch and roadwork — was presented with a new revised project total of approximately $1,260,884 and a remaining funding need of roughly $180,489.
Tourism presenter (speaker 20) outlined funding already secured for the project: roughly $681,002.70 in FERC funds from Dominion Energy (with $234,007.86 remaining after property purchase and initial design), $230,400 from the Virginia Tobacco Commission and $450,000 from the Virginia Outdoors Foundation/recreational access grant; the presenter said the project still required about $180,489 to proceed with the revised scope.
Supervisor Tyler moved to award the contract to Clary Construction and to commit the necessary $180,000 from the county’s undesignated fund balance to complete Phase 1. The motion passed by voice vote. The board directed tourism and county staff to continue pursuing additional grant sources for future phases and to proceed with contract negotiation and oversight.
Clary Construction was identified in the record as a local contractor; staff indicated previous bid negotiation steps that reduced the scope to fit available funds. The board’s approval allows the county to begin sitework and road improvements included in Phase 1 in the coming construction season.
