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Dorchester County updates dozens of projects; wastewater expansion 56.7% complete, $113.9M expended
Summary
County staff told the council that the MUSC St. George health facility is nearing substantial completion, the Dorchester Regional Water Interconnect Phase 1 has ~95% of mainline pipe installed, and the Lower Dorchester wastewater expansion is 56.7% complete with $113,900,000 expended to date.
County staff provided a multi-department capital-projects update at the Nov. 17 Dorchester County Council meeting covering land development, transportation, water and wastewater projects.
Adam Davis provided project-level status reports: conceptual designs for the Furman mixed-use project will be available for the next county council meeting; the coroner's office is undergoing waterproofing and mechanical/electrical/plumbing rough-ins; Oak Brook Sports Complex held a pre-construction kickoff on Oct. 23 and will begin parking-lot demolition and conduit work; and the St. George healthcare facility being built for MUSC is finishing flooring, drop ceilings and casework with doors, hardware and final MEP connections due next and "substantial completion is still set for December," Davis said.
Transportation staff announced managerial changes and project schedules: Mackenzie Kelly was introduced as the new transportation development manager, and staff reported active work on Deer Run Road bridge replacement (reopening expected mid-December), Ladson Road streetscaping, and advance design on the Ashley River Park connector. Several public information and comment periods were noted, including 436 comments for Dorchester Road improvements and 90 comments for the Sawmill Branch Trail extension.
Ward (standing in for Mr. Harper) gave detailed water and sewer updates. He said the Dorchester Regional Water Interconnect Phase 1 had "approximately 95% of the mainline pipe" installed and was shifting activity to service-line installations. For the Lower Dorchester wastewater treatment expansion, Ward reported the project was 56.7% complete based on the latest pay application and stated, "As of, this time, we've expended a $113,900,000 towards the completion of the project." He also said Phase 2 water plans are 100% complete and a remaining SCDS construction permit was expected within 30 days.
Procurement notes included an apparent low bid of $4,648,310 from Triad Engineering and Contracting Company for the Pecan Tree Site Extension; bids remained under review at the time of the meeting.
These updates included multiple active public outreach steps; no new county appropriation or change-order approvals were recorded on the council floor in the meeting transcript.
