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<br />Section 18 Van Acquisition Request
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<br /> Mr. Mike Byrd, Transportation Planner, requested that the Board consider
<br />the purchase of up to four vans for the Transportation Program through the
<br />Section 18 grant procedures of the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
<br />The total cost is $22,600.00 per van, including radio and "tax and tag", with a
<br />County cost of $3,900.00 per van.
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<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Fennel, seconded by Commissioner Casper and
<br />unanimously carried, the Board approved the purchase of up to four vans for the
<br />Transportation Program if approved by the North Carolina Department of
<br />Transportation through the Section 18 grant procedure.
<br />
<br /> The appropriate budget amendment will be brought to the Board after the
<br />determination of the number of vehicles that will be available to Cabarrus
<br />County.
<br />
<br />Change in Regular Meeting Schedule for January, 1994
<br />
<br /> UPON MOTION of Chairman Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Payne and
<br />unanimously carried, the Board by resolution changed the second regularmeettng
<br />in January from 6:30 P.M. on Monday, January 17, to 6:30 P.M. on Tuesday, January
<br />18, 1994, due to the Martin Luther King holiday.
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<br />Bid Award - Howell Child Care Center, Inc. Sanitary Sewer Improvements
<br />
<br /> Mr. Henry Waldroup, Utilities Director, presented the following bids which
<br />were received on December 2, 1993 for the construction of the Howell Child Care
<br />Center, Inc. sewer project. The project included 5,700 feet of 8 and 12 inch
<br />gravity sewer, a pump station on Morrison Road and 27,300 feet of force main to
<br />the existing outfall along Back Creek on Pharr Mill Road, thus eliminating the
<br />discharge of treated waste from the Howell Center Waste Treatment Plant into
<br />Caldwell Creek.
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<br />BIDDER
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<br />R. F. Shinn Const.
<br />RDR, Inc.
<br />Dellinger, Inc.
<br />Concord Builders, Inc.
<br />Sanders Bros. Inc.
<br />B.R.S., Inc.
<br />Yates Construction Co., Inc.
<br />Buckeye Construction Co.
<br />
<br /> BASE BID
<br />(6 inch force main)
<br /> $542 726.38
<br />
<br />558
<br />591
<br />604
<br />642
<br />652
<br />669
<br />772
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<br /> ALTERNATE BID
<br /> (8 inch force main)
<br /> $593,921.40
<br />947.90 611,515.60
<br />672.15 642,089.95
<br />703.50 668,243.50
<br />925.84 690,899.34
<br />588.75 693,831.50
<br />378.70 726,569.60
<br />993.45 843,498.75
<br />
<br /> The project total is $633,987.38, including grant administration,
<br />engineering and right-of-way. Funds committed to the project total $578,247.00,
<br />thus creating a fund shortage of $55,740.38. It was recommended that funds from
<br />the Whitley CDBG local unexpended funds (CDBG 92-E-0006) be transferred to the
<br />Howell CDBG project. Mr. Bob Stark, Consultant, also addressed the need for the
<br />eight-inch force main and indicated that efforts will continue to secure the
<br />additional funds needed to upsize the lines.
<br />
<br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Casper, seconded by Commissioner Fennel and
<br />unanimously carried, the Board awarded the bid for the Howell Child Care Center
<br />Sewer Line (CDBG 92-E-0012A) to the low bidder, R. F. Shinn Construction, in the
<br />amount of $542,726.38 (Base Bid) with the understanding that the matter will come
<br />back to the Board if funds become available to upsize the force main from six
<br />inches to eight inches.
<br />
<br /> The appropriate budget amendment to transfer funds to the Howell project
<br />will be brought back to the Board at a later date.
<br />
<br />Update on the Muddy Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
<br />
<br /> Mr. Waldroup reported that the geotechnical investigation for the Muddy
<br />Creek sewer project is continuing along with the acquisition of necessary rights
<br />of way.
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