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Raeford awards $868,933 contract to WithersRavenel for Robbins Height Park environmental remediation
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Summary
The City Council unanimously approved a $868,932.91 professional services agreement with WithersRavenel to demolish a former convenience store, remove petroleum storage tanks and remediate soil and groundwater at Robbins Height Park, funded primarily by an $846,000 Rural Transformation Fund grant and a $22,932.91 city contribution.
The Raeford City Council voted unanimously Dec. 5 to award a $868,932.91 professional services agreement to WithersRavenel for environmental remediation work at Robbins Height Park, 503 East 7th Avenue.
City Manager Dennis Baxley told the council that two firms submitted statements of qualifications after the city issued requests for proposals in July and August; a review committee of city department heads recommended WithersRavenel. The project scope includes demolition of an on-site former convenience store, removal of former aboveground petroleum storage tanks and remediation of soil and groundwater to levels that allow incident closure through the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Waste Management’s Underground Storage Tank Section.
Manager Baxley and legal counsel reported the funding for the work is from a Rural Transformation Fund Grant administered by the North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Rural Economic Development Division. The project budget shown to the council lists grant revenue of $846,000 and a city contribution of $22,932.91, for total project costs of $868,932.91; the itemized expenses included $240,000 for land acquisition and $628,932.91 for the WithersRavenel contract.
Councilman Wayne Willis moved to approve the contract and project costs; Councilman Robert L. Conoly seconded the motion, which the council carried unanimously. Legal counsel had reviewed the agreement before the vote, and the manager reported next steps would follow the terms of the professional services agreement and grant compliance requirements.
The council did not vote on specific remediation methods during the meeting; final technical plans, schedules and permitting steps will be handled through the contract and any required NCDEQ approvals.