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Contract - 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) Award contract to North American Pipeline Management, LLC in the amount of $3,295,540.50, and 2) 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.
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.
4) November 17, 2025 , Regular Meeting Agenda Item 25-698 - Adopted resolution for tentative award of the construction contract to North American Pipeline Management, LLC in the amount of $3,138,610.00 contingent upon North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (NCDEQ) issuance of the Authority to Award and adopted resolution providing notice of construction of the project.
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 November 17, 2025, the Board of County Commissioners adopted a resolution for the tentative award of the construction contract to North American Pipeline Management, LLC in the amount of $3,138,610.00 pending NCDEQ’s issuance of the Authority to Award. NCDEQ’s Authority to Award was required for final award of the construction contract because NCDEQ is providing funding for the project. NCDEQ issued the Authority to Award on December 22, 2025. The Authority to Award included a five percent construction contingency in the amount of $156,930.50 to be added to the tentative bid award amount of $3,138,610.00; therefore, the final construction contract amount for award increased to $3,295,540.50.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Funding is available within the adopted capital account 60185522 - STEG Assessment Waxhaw to support the construction contract amount of $3,295,540.50.