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Bid Award & Contract - FY2022 Short Water Line Extension Program Phase C
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
John Shutak, Union County Water - Engineering, Director, 704-283-3651
ACTION REQUESTED:
1) Award contract to Classic City Mechanical, Inc. in the amount of $1,965,953.00; 2) authorize the County Manager to a) negotiate and execute an agreements with Classic City Mechanical, Inc. and WK Dickson & Co., LLC d/b/a Ardurra Group North Carolina substantially consistent with this agenda item, b) exercise any renewal or extension term options set forth in the agreements, and c) terminate the agreements if deemed in the best interest of the County, each in the County Manager’s discretion; and 3) adopt Resolution Providing Notice of Construction of the FY2022 Short Water Line Extension Program Phase C.
PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:
1) August 16, 2021, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item #40 - Approved the ranking criteria, cost share, and application period for the Short Water Line Extension Program.
2) February 7, 2022, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item 22-011 - Approved the FY2022 Short Water Line Extension Program applicant selections.
3) April 4, 2022, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item 22-178 - Approved the selection of two additional projects for the FY2022 Short Water Line Extension Program.
4) September 6, 2022, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item 22-531 - Approved moving forward with the selected FY2022 Short Water Line Extension Program selected projects based on applicants’ fee payments.
5) August 14, 2023, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item 23-489 - Approved Task Order 2021-10 with WK Dickson & Co., Inc. for engineering design services for the FY2022 Short Water Line Extension Program Phases A & C
BACKGROUND:
The Short Water Line Extension Program, as adopted by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), provides for the extension of water lines to serve and provide an environmental benefit to qualifying applicants in Union County. The FY2022 Short Water Line Extension Program projects have been divided into four Phases (A - D). Phase C consists of two projects with approximately 2.6 miles of water lines serving 22 applicants on S Potter Road, Tom Greene Road, and Tom Starnes Road.
The BOCC previously approved WK Dickson & Co., Inc Task Order 2021-10 for engineering design services for Phases A and C on August 14, 2023, in the amount of $556,600.00.
On April 14, 2025, the Procurement Department partnered with the Union County Water to issue an Invitation for Bid 2025-047. On May 13, 2025, seven (7) bids for the title project were received and processed. All bids were tabulated, reviewed, and certified by WK Dickson & Co., LLC d/b/a Ardurra Group North Carolina. The bids ranged from $1,965,953.00 to $3,900,006.00; staff recommends that the project be awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, Classic City Mechanical, Inc., in the amount of $1,965,953.00.
To support the construction of the project, construction administration services are required to ensure the project is constructed to meet the requirements set forth in the project plans and specifications. WK Dickson & Co., LLC. d/b/a Ardurra Group North Carolina has been selected to provide construction administration and observation services for Task Order 8678-04 FY22 Short Water Line Extensions Phase C. WK Dickson & Co., LLC d/b/a Ardurra Group North Carolina was chosen from a list of vendors previously selected from RFQ 2024-021 - Engineering Services for Water/Wastewater System Improvements to provide these services for Union County projects.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Funding is available within the adopted capital account 60184128 FY2022 Short Water Line Extensions Program to support the construction contract amount of $1,965,953.00 with Classic City Mechanical, Inc. and the WK Dickson & Co., LLC. d/b/a Ardurra Group North Carolina Task Order 8678-04 in the amount of $115,100.00.