Board Minutes

April 18, 2006

The Bladen County Board of Commissioners met in Special Session on the lower level of the Courthouse in Room G7 at 5:00 p.m. with the following members present:

Others – Tim Carpenter – Hobbs, Upchurch & Associates, P.A.
Staff – Greg Martin, Robert Mazur, Randy Garner, Kathy Britt

County Manager Greg Martin distributed information regarding CDBG Project #02-E-1070 Contract and installation of the well treatment facility.

Project Manager Tim Carpenter provided historical information regarding the project and advised that the project has been redesigned deleting the clarification unit, distribution pumps, reducing building size and other miscellaneous deletions. He further indicated that in addition to these changes, well screens and casings must be realigned and the well pump reconfigured. Mr. Carpenter advised that by making the recommended changes to the well, the pumping level of the well would move to a shallower aquifer and reduce the quantity produced by the well from 350 gpm to approximately 200-225 gpm.

Mr. Carpenter further advised that based on a review of the bids and the need for the project, Hobbs, Upchurch & Associates recommends that Bladen County Water District proceed with the project by awarding project in the bid amount of $449,850.00 to Bill’s Well Drilling Company, Inc. Mr. Carpenter further indicated that if the County agrees with the recommendation, he will contact Rural Development on behalf of the County to coordinate the loan funding for the local match portion of the project.

After discussion by the Board, the following action was taken: A motion was made by Delilah B. Blanks, seconded by W. D. Neill, Jr. to approve the project by a vote of 7 AYES (Greg Taylor, Margaret Lewis-Moore, Lewis Tatum, Delilah B. Blanks, W. D. Neill, Jr., Billy Ray Pait, and James G. Smith) to 1 NO (Charles Ray Peterson). (Commissioner Larry Smith was absent.)