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Council awards waterline, storm drainage and street repairs contracts and funds downtown facade grants
Summary
Council awarded a $428,650 contract to PDC Inc. for the West Ten Road waterline connector (with Orange County cost-sharing), approved storm-drainage repairs to Precision Earth & Pipe ($338,320) and a $160,525 change order for street resurfacing; the council also approved $25,780.06 in downtown exterior improvement grants.
The council approved multiple infrastructure contracts and grant awards in its June meeting.
Public Works recommended awarding the West Ten Road 12-inch waterline loop contract to PDC Inc. (Greensboro) for a low base bid of $428,650 and updating the project budget (with an Orange County memorandum of understanding to share roughly half the project cost). Council approved awarding the contract and the revised project budget.
Staff also recommended awarding storm drainage repairs and improvements to Precision Earth & Pipe (Raleigh) for a base bid of $338,320 to repair damage from Tropical Storm Chantal. The recommended project budget was $420,000 (including contingencies and engineering), and council voted to approve award and budget and to use the remaining inspections/street-budget line-item balance (~$160,525) for additional street repair and resurfacing via a change order to the city's paving contractor.
Separately, planning staff presented a round of downtown exterior improvement grant applications (50/50 match, max $10,000 per project). The council approved awarding a total of $25,780.06 to multiple applicants to support awnings, window repairs and historic restoration work at identified downtown addresses.
Council said staff will pursue FEMA reimbursement for storm damage when eligible and continue coordination with Orange County on the waterline project.
