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Salem council approves road contract, grant applications and environmental investigation at former Tri-County Oil site
Summary
Council awarded a $757,025.29 road resurfacing contract to South State, approved submitting a USDA grant application for two police vehicles, authorized consulting services for a supplemental remedial investigation at the former Tri-County Oil site, and accepted a $35,000 grant-writing contract with Brownfield Redevelopment Solutions.
At its Aug. 19 meeting the Salem City Common Council authorized multiple spending and procurement steps related to roads, equipment and environmental cleanup.
Road contract award: The council approved Resolution 2024-218 awarding the FY 2024 Local Road Program Phase Two resurfacing contract to South State, Inc., for the Base Bid amount of $757,025.29. The engineer's recommendation and bid tabulation were filed with the clerk; the chief financial officer certified funds in the specified account for the contract.
USDA police-car grant: The council approved Resolution 2024-215 authorizing the submission of a completed application to the USDA Rural Development Communities Facilities Program for two police cars; the preliminary eligibility amount notified to the city was $44,800. The resolution records a required city match of $36,684.00 and cites the CFO certifications for line-item funding.
Tri-County Oil supplemental investigation: The council approved a resolution (Res. 2024-220) to engage Excel Environmental to perform a supplemental remedial investigation and Brownfields-related work at the former Tri-County Oil site. The resolution references HDRSF grant funding ($87,589) and notes Excel's supplemental cost estimate for the RI/RAW of $145,775.80; the resolution states that certain additional costs will be covered by EPA Multipurpose grant funds and prior award authority.
Grant-writing contract: The council accepted a $35,000 proposal from Brownfield Redevelopment Solutions, Inc. (BRS) to prepare an EPA Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant application (Res. 2024-230). The BRS scope and service agreement were included in the meeting materials.
Demolition specifications: By resolution the council authorized the City Engineer to prepare specifications to demolish a hazardous structure at 303 East Broadway (Res. 2024-231) after required owner notification and certification by the State construction official.
All procurement, grant and consulting resolutions were approved by council motion and voice votes as recorded in the meeting minutes. Where roll-call votes were recorded the minutes include individual yes votes; where the minutes record voice approval, the council's action is recorded as passed by unanimous voice vote.
