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Whitehall carriage house: staff seek ~$90,000 to award $340,000 in site work after prior high bid

Southern Pines Town Council · January 21, 2026
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Summary

Whitehall carriage-house site work resurfaced after a single bid of $1.1 million; staff re-scoped the work into smaller packages and now report combined bids at about $340,000 with a current project balance of $250,000 and a requested February budget amendment to cover a roughly $90,000 shortfall to award the contract and finish work.

Parks and facilities staff briefed council on the Whitehall carriage-house project, which needs site work (driveway, parking, drainage and hardscape) to secure a certificate of occupancy for the renovated carriage house. Earlier bidding produced no responses on the first advertisement and a single $1.1 million bid on the second. After…

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