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Bid Award - Waxhaw North Sanitary Sewer Replacement & Rehabilitation
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
John Shutak, Union County Water, Engineering Director, 704-283-3651
ACTION REQUESTED:
1) Adopt Resolution for Tentative Award of the Waxhaw North Sanitary Sewer Replacement & Rehabilitation project construction, 2) contingent upon North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s issuance of the Authority to Award, award contract to North American Pipeline Management, LLC in the amount of $3,138,610.00; 3) authorize the County Manager to i) negotiate and execute an agreement substantially consistent with this agenda item, ii) exercise any renewal or extension term options set forth in the agreement, and iii) terminate the agreement if deemed in the best interest of the County, each in the County Manager’s discretion; and 4) adopt Resolution Providing Notice of Construction of the Waxhaw North Sanitary Sewer Replacement & Rehabilitation project.
PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:
1) March 1, 2021, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item #4 - Approved WK Dickson Task Order 2021-01 for engineering field assessment and preliminary design services for the project in an amount of $104,850.00.
2) March 20, 2023, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item #23-057 - Approved WK Dickson Task Order 2021-09 for final design, permitting, and bidding services in an amount of $135,509.00.
3) August 12, 2024, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item #24-530 - Adopted resolution accepting Appropriations Act (S.L. 2023-134) funding in the amount of $1,477,500.00 from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Infrastructure and authorized the County Manager to execute all necessary documentation related to the acceptance.
BACKGROUND:
The Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) includes an annual allocation in the Wastewater Rehabilitation & Replacement Program to assess, prioritize, and rehabilitate/replace sanitary sewer collection system infrastructure. This project is Year 1 of a two-year rehabilitation project to replace the aged Septic Tank Effluent Gravity (STEG) wastewater collection system in Waxhaw. This Year 1 project consists of the replacement of approximately 4,500 linear feet of 4-inch and 6-inch sewer lines with 8-inch and 10-inch sewer mains in the Waxhaw downtown area on the north side of Highway 75.
On August 21, 2025, the Procurement Department partnered with Union County Water (UCW) to issue an Invitation for Bid IFB 2024-083 Waxhaw North Sanitary Sewer Replacement & Rehabilitation project. On October 2, 2025, two (2) bids for the title project were received. Since fewer than three (3) bids were received, the submitted bids were returned to the bidders unopened.
On October 3, 2025, the Procurement Department partnered with Union County Water to re-issue an Invitation for Bid IFB 2024-083 (Rebid) Waxhaw North Sanitary Sewer Replacement & Rehabilitation project. On October 14, 2025, one (1) bid for the title project was received and processed. All bids were tabulated, reviewed and certified by Ardurra (previously WK Dickson). The single bid was in the amount of $3,138,610.00; staff recommends that the project be awarded to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder, North American Pipeline Management, LLC, in the amount of $3,138,610.00.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Funding is available within the adopted capital account 60185522 - STEG Assessment Waxhaw to support the construction contract amount of $3,138,610.00.