RES 2024-27 Transfer Station Kenrick Construction AdoptedRESOLUTION NO. 2024-27
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH
KENRICK CONSTRUCTION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE REGIONAL SOLID WASTE
TRANSFER STATION
WHEREAS, in August 2020, the State of South Carolina received a $600 million
settlement as result of litigation against the U.S. Department of Energy related to plutonium
located at the Savannah River Site (SRS); and
WHEREAS, in July 2022, the State FY 2022-23 Appropriations Act, provisio 118.19
(72) appropriated a portion of the litigation settlement funds to the City of North Augusta for,
among other projects, $2,000,000 for a Regional Solid Waste Transfer Station; and
WHEREAS, City Council passed Resolution 2022-55 which formally acknowledged
this and other City projects selected for funding and designated allocations to be held in Fund
36 until expenditures were made in accordance with Council approval; and
WHEREAS, in February 2023, the City was advised that Aiken County would
disperse project funding only upon receipt and approval of a “Draw Request” as cash advance
or reimbursement; and
WHEREAS, in May 2023, the City submitted a “Draw Request” for a cash advance
for $199,650 to Aiken County to cover the full costs of contracting with Davis & Floyd; and
WHEREAS, funds totaling $1,800,350 remain to be drawn for the project; and
WHEREAS, the City in accordance with its procurement code, sought bids to
construct the Regional Transfer Station; and
WHEREAS, the lowest complying bid received for the work identified was by
Kenrick Construction Company, with a total bid of $1,647,480.78; and
WHEREAS, the City in following established practices, has established a
contingency for this project, such contingency being in the amount of $152,869.22, to cover
cost associated with utility line relocates, land clearing, and construction expenses; and
WHEREAS, the City will submit “Draw Requests” totaling $1,800,350 to Aiken
County to complete this project, and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and City Council of the City
of North Augusta, South Carolina, in a meeting duly assembled and by the authority thereof,
that: