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Bid Award - FY2022 Short Water Line Extension Program Phase B - East Lawyers Road
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
John Shutak, Union County Water, Engineering Director, 704-283-3651
ACTION REQUESTED:
1) Award contract to Dawn Development Company, Inc. in the amount of $636,643.93, 2) authorize the County Manager to i) negotiate and execute an agreement with Dawn Development Company, Inc. 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 3) adopt Resolution Providing Notice of Construction of the FY2022 Short Water Line Extension Program Phase B - East Lawyers Road.
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 #23-490 - Approved Task Order 2020-01 with STV Engineers, Inc. for Engineering and Design services for the FY2022 Short Water Line Extension Program Phase B.
6) August 11, 2025, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item #25-523 - Approved bidding the East Lawyers Road portion of the FY2022 Short Water Line Phase B project.
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 B originally consisted of two projects with approximately 3.6 miles of water lines serving 26 applicants on Haigler Road, Zebulon Williams Road, Morgan Mill Road, and East Lawyers Road. There are outstanding easements for the Haigler Road, Zebulon Williams Road, and Morgan Mill Road project that were delaying Phase B from being bid. There are no outstanding easements for the East Lawyers Road project; therefore, it was separated from the remainder of Phase B for bidding and construction.
On November 17, 2025, the Procurement Department partnered with Union County Water - Engineering department to issue an Invitation for Bid IFB 2026-039 - FY2022 Short Water Line Extension Program Phase B -Project 1 East Lawyers Road. On December 17, 2025, seven (7) bids for the title project were received and processed. All bids were tabulated, reviewed, and certified by STV Engineers, Inc. The bids ranged from $636,643.93 to $1,356,064.00; staff recommend that the project be awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, Dawn Development Company, Inc., in the amount of $636,643.93.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Funding is available within the adopted capital account 60184128 - FY2022 Short Water Line Extensions Program to support the construction contract amount of $636,643.93.