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Pender County approves $704,000 transfer-station repairs and $925,000 furnishings for law enforcement center
Summary
The commission approved a $704,000 purchase order (plus $106,000 from fund balance) to repair the transfer station and a $925,036.59 purchase order for furniture, fixtures and equipment for the new law enforcement center; both were described as within existing project budgets and were approved by voice votes.
Pender County commissioners approved two capital spending items Monday: a purchase order to repair the county transfer station and a procurement for furniture and equipment for the new law enforcement facility.
Planning and solid-waste staff asked the board to approve a $704,000 contract with Leak & Associates for extensive repairs at the transfer station: pit replacement, raising the floor, new exit ramp to improve traffic flow, and bulkhead repairs. Staff requested an additional $106,000 transfer from the solid-waste fund balance to cover remaining costs so the facility can remain open during repairs. "We're gonna raise the floor... We're gonna have an exit ramp which will help with the flow of traffic," the presenter said. Commissioners approved the motion by voice vote.
The board also approved a $925,036.59 purchase order for furniture, fixtures and equipment for the approximately 100,000-square-foot law enforcement project. Staff said the items are being procured through a state contract and are part of the existing project budget; no additional county funds were requested. Commissioners discussed a potential future change order to retrofit safety screens at the jail and asked staff to try to reduce change-order costs with the builder and designer.
Both items were presented as budgeted or within existing project contingency; no additional appropriation from the county general fund was identified in the meeting record.
