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Commissioners approve architect contract for beach project and a reappraisal contract
Summary
The board approved Frasier Architects (phase‑2) for the Bertie Beach project and Vincent Valuations LLC for the 2028 reappraisal; staff noted contract edits (retainage, liquidated damages, progress invoicing) and confirmed budget availability for the projects.
Bertie County commissioners voted to approve two contracts during the Nov. 3 meeting: an architectural services contract with Frasier (phase‑2 of the Tall Glass Water / Bertie Beach project) and a contract with Vincent Valuations LLC for the county’s 2028 reappraisal.
County staff said the Frasier contract is covered by previously secured grant funding and recommended approval; the board approved the contract by voice vote. For the reappraisal contract, county attorneys and staff negotiated additional contract language — including a 10% retainage clause, progress invoicing, and a $500/day liquidated‑damages clause for missing contractual deadlines (subject to excusable delays). Commissioners approved awarding the reappraisal contract to Vincent Valuations LLC, a local firm, and staff described a budgeting plan of roughly $80,000 per year to accumulate toward the project’s total (cited in the discussion as approximately $647,005.30 by the project timeline). The contract term covers work through December 2028 with an estimated two‑ to three‑year work timeline.
What’s next: staff will finalize the contracts, execute them, and the reappraisal vendor will begin work per the agreed timeline and progress schedule.
