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Council approves repairs, paving contracts and $75,907 museum roof replacement from hospitality fund
Summary
Council authorized contract negotiations to repair Gate 2 at the Buzzard's Roost hydroelectric facility, awarded the 24/25 paving contract to Satterfield Construction, approved a federal grant application for an airport access road with a $16,000–$20,000 local match, and approved a $75,907 hospitality-fund payment and procurement variance to replace the county museum roof.
County Engineer Rhett Templeton told the council damage to Gate 2 at the Buzzard's Roost hydroelectric facility occurred during Hurricane Helene. Staff bid the repair work under procurement policy and said the low bidder (named in the record as 'Chienbro' / 'Chienbro') was acceptable to the county's insurance reviewer; council authorized negotiations to proceed with that bidder.
Templeton also recommended awarding the 24/25 local paving contract to Satterfield Construction as the low bidder; council approved the award unanimously. The county will use CTC funds for paving and staff noted the 24/25 funding cycle timing.
On airport access, Templeton explained a phased project for an access road at Greenwood County Airport that is largely eligible for federal funding; the county's local match is estimated between $16,000 and $20,000 depending on final details. Council approved proceeding with the grant application and contractor selection.
Facilities staff described long-running water intrusion and interior damage at the county-owned museum. United Contracting and Roofing submitted the lowest quote at $75,907 to replace the tar-and-gravel roof with a TPO (thermoplastic) roof. Because that low bid exceeded the local vendor by more than 5%, staff requested a procurement variance and council approved a resolution to use $75,907 from the hospitality tax fund balance and grant the variance to move the project forward immediately.
Why it matters: repairs at the hydroelectric facility, paving and airport improvements affect infrastructure resilience and mobility; the museum roof repair addresses ongoing building damage and interior hazards, and uses hospitality-tax fund balance for an urgent capital repair.
Attribution: contract and project details were provided by County Engineer Rhett Templeton and Deputy County Manager Stephanie Dorn; procurement details and bid amounts are recorded in the meeting transcript.
