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Randleman advances water-system upgrades and appoints city engineer
Summary
The Board of Aldermen approved water-system upgrades including a booster pump station on Stout Street and prioritized replacing undersized galvanized lines, and voted to appoint Hiram Marziano as City Engineer; staff aim to have designs ready and solicit bids by June 2025.
RANDLEMAN — The Randleman Board of Aldermen advanced plans for two water-system projects and appointed Hiram Marziano as the city engineer at its March 4 meeting.
City engineers and staff outlined Project No. 1: construction of a water booster pump station on Stout Street to permit pumping from the Commonwealth elevated tank to the Morningside tank, replacement of a portion of the existing Stout Street waterline, and a short PVC loop on Depot Street to complete a suction-side loop. Project No. 2 would continue replacing substandard 1.5‑inch and 2‑inch galvanized water lines with modern materials and larger diameters to meet growth needs. The board discussed using funds from S.L. 2023‑134, Section 12.2e (Water/Sewer Direct Project Grant Funds, known as “Biggs Funds”) to support the work.
“it would take a couple of months to do the drawings and designs and then hopefully be ready to take bids by June 2025,” City Engineer Hiram Marziano said, describing the preliminary schedule. Finance Director Elizabeth Sechriest told the board the projects are state regulated and that she was comfortable moving forward.
After discussion the board voted unanimously to appoint Hiram Marziano as City Engineer (motion by Alderwoman Melissa Allred Blalock; second by Alderwoman Nancy Henderson). Staff said final designs and bidding documents would be the next steps; the board did not set a contract-award date at the meeting.
The projects are presented as staged improvements: the booster pump station would improve inter-tank transfer capacity, while the line replacements aim to replace aging galvanized pipe to meet current demand and growth projections. The board packet included preliminary cost projections; staff indicated funding and grant eligibility will guide timing and scope.
The board did not vote on construction contracts at the March 4 meeting. Officials said they expect to return with design documents and bid authorizations later in 2025.
