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Committee approves a bundle of planning, design and construction contracts and a demolition change order
Summary
Beaufort County’s Public Facilities committee voted to approve multiple contract awards and grant‑funded work authorizations on Aug. 18, including planning of Bermuda Bluff, airport NEPA and drainage work, sidewalk and pathway construction, boat-landing design, marine facility inspections, and a Camp Saint Mary’s demolition change order.
On Aug. 18 the Beaufort County Public Facilities & Committee approved a slate of procurement items and grant‑funded authorizations, voting "with no objection" on nearly all items considered on the agenda. The items included planning, design, inspection and construction contracts, plus a change order for Camp Saint Mary’s demolition.
Key approvals included:
- Award of planning, permitting and construction‑oversight services to Wooden Partners for Bermuda Bluff improvements, a negotiated fee of $236,850; the project relates to an earlier local ATAX grant for $650,000 for construction where planning costs come from a passive parks capital fund.
- Authorization to proceed with design and bidding for a partial parallel taxiway safety project at Beaufort Executive Airport, contingent on an imminent FAA grant, and approval of TBE work authorizations for Hilton Head Island Airport airfield drainage improvements.
- Approval of a $322,192.21 work authorization for TBE to prepare an environmental assessment (NEPA) for a taxiway F runway object‑free area project at Hilton Head Island Airport; staff said the NEPA work is required for federally funded projects.
- Acceptance of a South Carolina Aviation Commission grant for a conceptual administration building design at Hilton Head Island Airport (fully funded by state airport monies).
- Award of a pavement condition evaluation and maintenance plan to Infrastructure Consulting & Engineers (ICE) for $355,294.50 with a 10% contingency; the contract includes an optional sign‑data collection alternate.
- Award to Sandhill LS Construction of the All Joy Sidewalk Project (1.45 miles, 6 feet wide) for $2,759,374.20, funded by sales tax and a DOT TAP grant and including a 10% contingency; staff addressed questions about pervious versus impervious materials and DOT maintenance considerations.
- An intergovernmental agreement to allow town and city partners to join the county pavement valuation and maintenance program (municipal shares totaled $26,060 for road collection services by mileage).
- Award to Wildwood Contractors for the Depot Road Pathway at $552,531.54.
- Design and permitting awards for boat landing improvements to Davis & Floyd (approximately $544,500 for design, permitting and public outreach) and a related administration/design award for full design/permitting work at $436,700.
- A marine facilities inspection contract award to McSweeney Engineers (roughly $373,069.12) to inspect ~40 marine structures and produce a multi‑year inspection and CIP prioritization program.
- A change order to Wilma's Pump and Tank Inc. to complete the remaining demolition at Camp Saint Mary’s; staff explained additional asbestos abatement needs and said the contractor will return within two weeks and complete work by late September/Oct. 1 under the change order. The base contract and prior change orders put the contract value in the neighborhood of $1.492 million before the current fiscal impact discussed by staff.
Most items were presented with fund sources (grants, state funds, sales tax, or county CIP) and passed without objection; where grants are outstanding staff requested approvals contingent on receipt of federal grants. Council members asked for additional breakdowns of design vs. permitting costs on several larger design contracts before final council ratification.
