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MOTION from Commissioner Mills to accept 'ie low bid, "eggs Motor Company, i.icluding the spot
light for a total of $12,516.18.
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
I-77 and NC -150 WATER & SEWER LINE PROJECT, A'iARD OF ENGINEERING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT ADMINISTRATION BIDS: Ilr. Wayne Deal, County Manager, stated that it was not necessary
to bid engineering proposals, but since this involved Community Block Grant Funds for this project
and the State recommends bidding when grant funds are used, the County did receive bid proposals for
the engineering of this project. The following bids were opened on February 28, 1986 for
engineering on the captioned project:
Burmeister, Wright & Associates
$98,000
Frank C. Cockinos
$86,300
W. K. Dickson
$89,990
Hensley -Schmidt, Inc.
$96,838
Koonce -Noble
$82,000
Ragsdale Consultants
$64,000
Talbert, Cox & Associates
$95,000
Willis Engineers
$96,000
J. N. Pease & Associates
$160,000
Mr. Deal stated that a committee comprised of Troy Scoggins, Mooresville Town Manager; Homer
Faulk, Mooresville -South Iredell Chamber Executive; and Alice Fortner, Assistant to the County
Manager; reviewed the bids and interviewed the four low bidders: Ragsdale Consultants, Frank C.
Cockinos, Koonce -Noble, and W. K. Dickson. It was noted that W. K. Dickson's bid was reduced by
$3,500 (removing the amount bid for administration of the Davis -Bacon Wage Review, which will be
handled under the Administration contract). The committee recommended W. K. Dickson at $86,400.
Mr. Deal stated he was unable to be present for the committee's meetings, so he met with the
committee the following &y and reviewed with them their recommendations. He called the board's
attention to the memoranda from Mr. Faulk and Mr. Scoggins and the staff cover letter with their
recommendation of the Dickson firm in support of the Dickson bid in lieu of the low bid from
Ragsdale. Mr. Deal expressed his concerns regarding the low bid being so much lower than the other
bids and the repercussions `.his may have on the project as a whole.
Mr. Troy Scoggins and Mr. Homer Faulk made comments regarding their recommendations.
Mr. Paul Embler, Ragsdale Consultants marketing representative, was present to discuss his bid
with the board. He said his firm stands behind their bid. He said two things that helped them
present a lower bid is by the survey work that they planned to do at a savings and by using a local
person to be the project inspector which will alleviate the need for paying per diem and travel for
an inspector, which represents a large portion of the cost to the engineer.
In response to a question from Commissioner Mills regarding the firm's ability to bid lower,
Mr. Embler restated their plan to use aerial photography in lieu of physically surveying the project
and explained the procedure, which he said would save a great deal of money. The other cost item
will be the subsistence (per diem and mileage) for the inspector out of their Smithfield office.
The company plans to use a local person for this work.
Chairman Hedrick inquired about a $1,300 increase in the Ragsdale engineering cost if a lift
station were to be designed and cast in place instead of using a package plant. Mr. Scoggins had
requested a cast in place plant as opposed to a package plant. A $1,300 increase in addition to the
$64,000 was believed to be needed by the Ragsdale firm if they went with the cast in place lift
station design.
Also present was Mr. David Peeler, president of W. K. Dickson, who briefly discussed his ••
proposal with the board.
MOTION was made by Chairman Hedrick to award the bid for engineering to Ragsdale Consultants,
Smithfield, NC, in the amount of $64,000 to do exactly what the request for proposals required them
to do in terms of design work on the lift station. Chairman Hedrick said he would also emphasize
that if his motion passed, he wanted to stress the importance of Ragsdale's completing the contract
within the amount of money and the time limit of their quotation.
AMENDMENT by Chairman Hedrick to the above -stated motion include the requirement that the
project inspector that is to be hired from this area meet with the approval of the board.
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
FIVE MINUTE RECESS.
AMENDMENT by Chairman Hedrick to the above -stated motion that award of this bid be subject to
the County's receiving the Community Development Block Grant -Economic Development funds.
VOTING: Ayes - 4; Nays - 0.
AWARD OF BID FOR ADMINISTERING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT: The following quota-
tions were received for administering the captioned grant:
Centralina Council of Governments $16,850
Stark -Wilson Associates $19,000 ,
Skip Green Associates $20,000