February 12, 2019Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedWhat it does
Signs a contract with Cooper Construction Company Inc. for the North Fork Bridge Transmission Line Bypass Project.
- Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- What the minutes say it will do: “This proposed project has been determined to be a critical installation that will provide a redundant water transmission line bypass feed to a section of existing transmission mains, which are highly susceptible to failure during flooding events on the North Fork of the Swannanoa River.”
- The money, in the minutes' words: “The WRD requests authorization to contract with Cooper Construction for the bid amount of $1,850,740 plus a 15% contingency in the amount of $277,611 for a total project budget in the amount of $2,128,351.”
- Why it matters: Contracts are how the City pays companies and groups to do work.
More from the minutes
- “The scope of work for this project includes the installation of approximately 1,700 Linear Feet (LF) of 36-inch transmission line and appurtenances along North Fork Road with tie-ins to the existing 36 and 24-inch transmission lines to the north and south of the bridge crossing the North Fork of the Swannanoa River.”
Official title: Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a construction contract with Cooper Construction Company Inc. for the North Fork Bridge Transmission Line Bypass Project
Carried unanimously, as part of the consent agenda
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Mayfield and carried unanimously.
Read the motion as recorded
“RESOLUTION NO. 19-23 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH COOPER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC. FOR THE NORTH FORK BRIDGE TRANSMISSION LINE BYPASS PROJECT”
Open the minutesConsent agenda, item C