Kent County approves on‑call engineering contracts and $3,000 grant for Magnolia Fire Company

Levy Court voted to award multiple on‑call engineering professional service agreements to support wastewater conveyance, transmission, treatment, construction management and geotechnical work. Public Works received 21 proposals, and staff recommended several ranked firms to increase design capacity. The contracts are structured as an initial three‑year term with up to two one‑year extensions and a total contract amount not to exceed $150,000 per firm; funding will come from sewer fund operating revenues or project budgets as appropriate.